Welsh farmer has Cork assault case adjourned

A Welsh farmer who admitted to assaulting another man at Reardens in Cork city on a stag weekend, damaging his front teeth, had sentencing in his case adjourned for a victim impact statement.

The accused travelled from Wales for the hearing, but it could not be finalised without a victim impact statement, and Judge Mary Dorgan adjourned it until April 2. The case will not be finalised on that date, and the accused was not required to attend in person.

Frank Buttimer, solicitor, expressed the hope that the case would be finalised on the date to which it would be adjourned on April 2.

Mr Buttimer previously said the defendant had 200 cattle and 450 sheep back in Pembrokeshire, and that travelling to Cork for court appearances was onerous.

Alun George, aged 35, of Llanferran, St Nicholas, Goodwick, Wales, was arrested by Garda Kevin O’Neill and charged with assault causing harm to another man at Reardens on Washington St, Cork, shortly before midnight on Saturday, February 24, 2024.

It was alleged that the injured party had some teeth dislodged.

Mr Buttimer said the defendant was never in any kind of trouble. “This is a co-operative, contrite individual who did not set out to cause trouble,” he said. “He has no previous convictions here and nothing in Wales.”

Sergeant Gearóid Davis confirmed that the accused had pleaded guilty to the assault.