Cork man to await CCTV footage before deciding plea for alleged assault of man in his 60s

The alleged attack on the vulnerable 66-year-old man is said to have happened on Cork City street in the middle of the day

Eddie Burke, solicitor, applied for a copy of the prosecution statements and CCTV of the incident so that the possibility of a guilty plea could be considered. File picture: Denis Minihane

CCTV footage of an alleged attack on a vulnerable 66-year-old man in Cork City in the middle of the day is to be sent to a Cork man's defence solicitor so that consideration can be given to the possibility of entering a signed plea of guilty to the charge of assault causing harm.

Jonathan Mason of Farranferris Park, Farranree, Cork, is charged with carrying out the assault causing harm on a 66-year-old man at Great William O’Brien Street, Cork, at noon on Thursday, January 16.