West Cork assault trial hears one man 'had a stab wound...which was actively hissing'

An emergency medicine specialist told the court 'it was suspected the lung had been breached'

32-year-old William Brennan is on trial at Cork Circuit Criminal Court where he pleaded not guilty to charges of assault causing serious harm. Picture: Andy Gibson.

An emergency medicine specialist arriving on a chaotic scene in Dunmanway believed that one man might die from his injuries in a case where the injured party’s brother is on trial for stabbing him and another brother.

Dr Jason van der Velde testified in the trial on Friday that he arrived at the nursing home in Dunmanway, County Cork, at 7.15pm on August 17, 2024, to find the two injured parties side by side on the floor, covered in blood.