Judge Helen Boyle said on Friday at Cork Circuit Criminal Court: “This was a serious offence and involved the use of a bottle. You caused injuries to the scalp of the victim… It is not what people should encounter on the streets of Cork City. Samuel Ekpemoga was also sentenced for having cannabis on September 17, 2024, at Mallow train station. The accused said he was homeless at that time and living in a container in Blackrock in Cork. Jane Hyland, defence senior counsel for the drugs case, said the young man now had an understanding of the impact of his offending on other people.

Source: Irish Examiner March 07, 2026 03:42 UTC