A former army private who attacked a young woman with a broken glass bottle, leaving her “bleeding profusely” from the side of her face has been jailed for five years. Christopher O’Reilly (60) pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assault causing serious harm on O’Connell Street, Dublin on June 10th, 2010. He also pleaded guilty to attempted robbery at Wolfe Tone Quay on September 5th, 2013. Referring to the attempted robbery, Judge Greally said it was an opportunistic incident. Judge Greally sentenced him to four years in prison for the assault and two years for the attempted robbery, with the final 12 months suspended.

Source: The Irish Times November 22, 2017 18:45 UTC