A MACROOM man who gardaí claimed landed a ‘sucker punch’ on another man rendering him unconscious faced four charges in court.

Luke Aherne of 3 Upper View, Glenview Terrace, Gurteenroe, Macroom appeared at Bandon District Court over an incident in Kinsale.

His solicitor said he intends to plead guilty to two counts of assault and two public order charges.

Sgt Tom Mulcahy said that at 1am on April 13th gardaí were on patrol on Pearse Street in Kinsale when they saw an altercation outside Kitty Ó Sé’s Bar.

‘They went to investigate the matter and the accused fled the scene but they caught up with him.

The injured party was lying on the ground after getting a knock to his head. He also suffered a jaw injury and was unconscious for a small time,’ said Sgt Mulcahy.

‘The accused was identified by witnesses and CCTV. He sucker-punched the injured party who hit the ground straight away. He has made a full recovery since.’

Judge Carroll adjourned the matter until January 15th next to hear the full facts as well as mitigation and a victim impact statement.