Man jailed for assaulting man heading to Mass and garda in Cork City

The court heard the defendant 'was not in a rational state of mind'

The accused has been jailed for two months. File photo

A Garda Sergeant who went to the assistance of a person who was assaulted on his way to Mass in Cork City centre was himself assaulted by the attacker and now the culprit has been jailed for two months for both offences.

Mateusz Kowalczyk pleaded guilty to carrying out the two assaults when he appeared before Cork District Court.