A young woman who repeatedly “bashed” a man’s head on the edge of a footpath has been jailed for four years for the assault - which left the victim with a brain injury and using a cane to walk.
Courtney Murphy, who at the time had just turned 18 years of age, jumped on Alan McCarthy, knocked him to the ground, and repeatedly punched and banged his head off the ground, Limerick Circuit Court heard.
Ms Murphy, 20, from New Road, Thomondgate, Limerick, who pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, told Gardai she “lost control” on the day.
