Cork man 'cracked' after 20 benzos and told garda 'he would dig the head off him'

Accused went from kicking at the door of a parochial house to assaulting two gardaí

Jason Crowley pleaded guilty at Macroom District Court to assault and obstruction charges arising out of the incident at Cloughduv in Co Cork on August 16 last year.

A man who downed up to 20 benzodiazepines along with alcohol "cracked" and went from kicking at the door of a parochial house to assaulting two gardaí.

Jason Crowley pleaded guilty at Macroom District Court to assault and obstruction charges arising out of the incident at Cloughduv in Co Cork on August 16 last year.