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Ireland Crime

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Case No. 15903Assault · Co. Cork

Man convicted of assault in Cork after throwing cow dung at TD

A man was accused of throwing a sealed bag of cow dung at a TD in broad daylight in Cork. The victim, a man, was rushed to hospital following the serious assault. The suspect, a man, was found guilty of assault in October 2024.

  1. Reported3 Oct
  2. Arrestednot reported
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In courtnot reported
  5. Convicted3 Oct
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man was accused of throwing a sealed bag of cow dung at a TD.
  • The incident was described as a serious assault.
Where
The assault took place in Cork.
When
The assault happened in broad daylight.
Other details
The victim, a man, was rushed to hospital.
In court
The man was found guilty of assault.
5 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man was accused of throwing a sealed bag of cow dung at a TD. (extra.ie)
  • whatA serious assault took place in Cork. (extra.ie)
  • whenThe assault happened in broad daylight. (extra.ie)
  • courtThe man was found guilty of assault. (extra.ie)
  • otherA man was rushed to hospital. (extra.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 3 Oct2024
    Reportedextra.ie, follow-up
    Man rushed to hospital after serious Cork assault in broad daylight

    Only the headline gives details. The article text is an unrendered search-template fragment with no account of the incident, so the date, victim details and any arrest are unknown.

    victim, male
  2. 3 Oct2024
    Convictedextra.ie, first report
    Man accused of throwing sealed bag of cow dung at TD is found guilty of assault

    The article body contains only template code. The headline is the only usable text and gives no date, place, or names.

    convicted, male