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A YOUNG man had his ear bitten in a row on a Street in the early hours of the morning, a court has heard.
John Paul Keane (27), of Scan- lan Park, Castleconnell, Limerick, pleaded guilty to assault, arising out of an incident outside Molly’s bar, Ballina, Killaloe, in the early hours
of the morning in August 2005.
Sergeant Deborah Marsh told En- nis Circuit Court yesterday that the accused and another man, Niall Col- lins, were involved in a row. They were fighting on the ground.
“The accused was on top of the other man. He had the other man’s ear between his teeth and was biting down on it. There was blood gushing
from the ear,” she said.
She said she warned the accused to desist but he “continued with the as- ele
After he was arrested, the accused continued to be violent and lashed Oo) iar limee Heer N
The assault has “left a permanent scar down the centre of the ear’, she Said.
Counsel for the accused, Michael Collins, said that a large number of people were involved in various rows outside the bar.
He said the accused told gardai that he feared he was going to die as he was been kicked.
Judge Carroll Moran adjourned sentencing, to allow the injured par- ty to attend court.