Mother of Ian Horgan's hammer attack victim: He should be left to rot in prison 

Mary O’Callaghan dismissed the letters of apology Ian Horgan wrote to her and her son, saying: “I wouldn’t even pick up the paper he touched.”

Mary O'Callaghan leaves court with her son, Hassan Baker. Credit: RTÉ

The mother of a young man left with life-changing injuries after a brutal hammer attack in Cork City says her biggest fear now is that her son’s attacker — a convicted killer and rapist who has spent almost half his life behind bars — will commit more serious crimes when he gets out of prison.

Mary O’Callaghan, who watched Ian Horgan being jailed this week for attacking her and her son, Hassan Baker, in their home last year, branded Horgan a “feral animal” with no remorse, and said given his history of violent crime, he should never be allowed walk the streets again.