Cork man accused of assaulting homeless man with a hurley

A 36-year-old old man accused of carrying out an assault with a hurley on a homeless man sitting on a bench at Richmond Hill in Cork had the case adjourned to allow for DPP directions.

Bail was refused at a remand court on August 3 but Christopher Sweeney of 215 Deer Park House, Friars Walk, Cork, since got bail at the High Court.

On the application of Sergeant John Dineen, Judge Mary Dorgan adjourned the case until November for directions from the Director of Public Prosecutions.

Represented by solicitor Eddie Burke, the defendant is accused of assault causing harm to the other man at Richmond Hill, Cork, on August 3.