Cork man accused of assaulting ISPCA officer complained he had to sleep on prison floor
Accused is required to sign on daily at Anglesea Street Garda Station. Picture: Denis Minihane
A 54-year-old man accused of assault causing harm to an ISPCA animal welfare inspector during an incident near his home last month complained by video link from prison that while remanded in custody he had slept on the floor on 29 nights and been beaten up twice.
Hugh O’Brien, of Ballyanly, Inniscarra, Co Cork, is charged with assaulting ISPCA animal welfare inspector Caroline Faherty at Ballyanly on August 19, contrary to the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act.
