Lorry driver fined after kicking another lorry driver in the buttock

A lorry driver kicked another lorry driver in the right buttock following a row over parking and now he has been convicted and fined €500 for assault.

Judge Olann Kelleher convicted and fined Paul Brooker of Ardmore Estate, Passage West, County Cork, for assault after he pleaded guilty to the offence at Cork District Court.

Sergeant Ciarán Kelleher said, the incident occurred on March 22 at Cosgrave’s Transport, Little Island.

The complainant attended at Glanmire garda station and alleged that the assault had taken place at 11.20am that morning.

“He said he had gotten into a verbal altercation with another unknown truck driver who had taken issue with the way he had parked his truck and when he walked away the unknown driver assaulted him by kicking him in his right buttock,” Sgt Kelleher said.

Eugene Murphy, solicitor, said Paul Brooker had no previous conviction for anything like this.

“It came as a shock to him that he had behaved in this way. He asked that his apology be conveyed.

“He found that the injured party had parked in a particular way and he asked him to move his lorry and he got a gesture which was unsatisfactory.

“He has taken counselling for anger management since this,” Mr Murphy said.

Judge Kelleher said: “He was taking the law into his own hands.” 

He imposed a €500 fine on the defendant on the assault charge.