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City man jailed for attack on terminally ill man
Galway bay fm newsroom – A man who punched, kicked and stamped on a terminally ill and defenceless man before being stopped by onlookers from throwing him into the city canal, has been jailed for five years with the final year suspended.
The family of the late Frank Kavanagh, a native of Bohermore, clapped and cheered as his attacker, 36 year old Paul McDonagh, originally from 60 Inishannagh Park, with a more recent address at Riverside, was sentenced at Galway Circuit Criminal Court.
Paul McDonagh had pleaded guilty to assaulting Mr Kavanagh, causing him harm at Raven’s Terrace, on September 5th last year.