Mart worker not guilty of baton assault on farmer whom he did ‘not see eye to eye’ with
Mr O’Brien alleged Mr Ryan, a long-time employee of Golden Vale Mart Yard, Gotoon, Kilmallock, Co Limerick, struck him across the face with a baton at the mart, on June 17, 2019. Stock image.
David Raleigh
A mart worker has walked out of a criminal court with his innocence intact, after he successfully appealed an order of the District Court, which did not record a conviction against him, but found he had assaulted a farmer with a baton.
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