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A MAN who admitted assaulting another man in Killaloe has been or- dered to compensate his victim.
Timothy Morris (21), of Bridget- own, O’Briensbridge, pleaded guilty to assault, arising out of a late night incident in Killaloe.
Inspector John Galvin told Killaloe District Court that Michael Carey was crossing a road in Killaloe in the early hours of the morning when he was approached by the accused.
He said that words were spoken and Mr Carey was assaulted.
“He caught him and pushed him,’ he said.
Mr Carey told the court that he had been to a nightclub that night. He said he approached a taxi, with a view to getting a lift home. The taxi
driver told him he would meet him outside the AIB bank 20 minutes later and he and others were halfway across the bridge when they met the RYO Isol6 ms
He told the court that the accused hit another man “a jostle.”
“We told him to stop and he kept walking. He did the same thing again. .. Then he grabbed me by the throat. I tried to shove him off. I was aware that the Shannon was on the other side of the bridge,” he said.
The witness said he blacked out and people came to his assistance.
Asked by defending solicitor Chris Lynch had there been history be- tween him and the accused, the wit- ness replied, “None whatsoever.”
Mr Lynch said it was his instruc- tions that there had been a previous incident and that Mr Carey had ver-
bally abused his client on the night. He denied this.
Mr Lynch said, “There was more than a bit of history between the par- Weal
Garda Edel Crowley told the court she attended the scene that night and saw Mr Carey bleeding from the eye- KOA
Judge Joseph Mangan ordered the accused to pay €500 in compensa- tion and adjourned the case for two months.
“If that is paid, I will not impose a custodial sentence, full stop”’.
“That is not to say I will not talk about community service,’ said the judge.