Courts / Limerick / Report

Alleged victim tells trial he does not know who stabbed him

Date
2017-06-20

Stage
Trial

Primary locality
Limerick

Summary

During a Special Criminal Court hearing, David Foran, aged 33, testified that he does not know who stabbed him. Foran, who was cycling to his mother's house on 14 November 2014, was knocked down by a motorcyclist. Two days later the motorcyclist offered to settle the incident out of court, proposing €5,000 compensation. Foran met the motorcyclist's associate at Cornmarket Villas on 25 November 2014. He described being surrounded by six or seven people, receiving a slap to the back of his head with a baseball bat, falling, and then being stabbed in the leg. Foran could not identify the assailant or describe his appearance. The prosecution alleges that Larry McCarthy, aged 37, was among those who threatened to use "unlawful violence" and assaulted Foran, but McCarthy has pleaded not guilty. The case remains before Justice Isobel Kennedy, Judge Gerard Griffin and Judge Gerard Haughton.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Alleged victim tells trial he does not know who stabbed him. Charges or matters: assaulting Mr Foran at Cornmarket Villas on November 25th, 2014. Procedural stage: trial

When:

November 25th, 2014 Other
November 14th, 2014 Hearing Or Sentence
2017-06-20 Publication

Why: The court heard that the motorcyclist told Mr Foran he did not want to go to the courts because he was off the road and not insured. Court evidence reported by CNI