No jail for young man involved in 'cowardly' four v one assault on Cork city centre street

The judge said it was only by good fortune that the young man who was assaulted was not seriously injured or even killed
No jail for young man involved in 'cowardly' four v one assault on Cork city centre street

The assault happened on Winthrop Street at 3.45am. File picture: Eddie O'Hare

Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 - 17:26
Liam Heylin

Cowardly was how a sentencing judge described the attack by four men on one victim in Cork city centre.

Judge Helen Boyle said it was only by good fortune that the young man who was assaulted was not seriously injured or even killed.

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