'You are lucky you did not kill him': Cork man jailed for unprovoked attack on vulnerable man, 66

The court heard the defendant knew the injured party and where he lived and effectively stalked his victim

The judge imposed a sentence of three years and four months, with the last four months suspended. File picture

A violent attack on a vulnerable 66-year-old man in the middle of the day at Great William O’Brien Street in Cork City resulted in the culprit being jailed for three years on Friday.

40-year-old Jonathan Mason of Farranferris Park, Farranree, Cork, pleaded guilty to carrying out the assault causing harm on a 66-year-old man at noon on Thursday, January 16.