A senior company executive shouldered a cyclist off his bike for riding on a Dublin footpath then punched him in the head and face, grabbed him in a headlock and kneed him before members of the public intervened.
A Dublin man described as a senior company executive shouldered a cyclist riding past him on a footpath and then tried to strangle him and kneed him in the back, a court has heard.
David Corcoran (50), Collinswood, Collins Ave, Dublin 9, was told by a judge he would escape a criminal conviction of he paid for the victim’s dental treatment and made a donation to charity.
Dublin District Court was told the incident occurred at 10.30am on July 1st last year on Clanwilliam Terrace in Dublin’s south inner city.
Philip Fitzgerald was cycling on the footpath when Corcoran shoulder him, causing him to fall of his bike and onto the ground.
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The court was told Corcoran, who pleaded guilty to assault causing harm, then punched Mr Fitzgerald in the face and head, grabbed him in a headlock and kneed him before members of the public intervened.
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Corcoran’s lawyer Eugene Dunne described his client as a senior company executive, adding cyclists riding on the footpath had been a problem in the area where the incident occurred.
He said the accused man had leaned in and hit Mr Fitzgerald’s bike, causing him to fall off.
However, Judge Walsh said Corcoran had used the cyclist’s helmet strap to begin trying to strangle him. He added Corcoran could have stepped back and let the cyclist past.
And while cyclists using footpaths was annoying; Dublin was also a congested city.
“It was not more than a very temporary minor nuisance, we have it on every street of the city but we do not get someone by the throat and try and strangle them,” the judge told the court.
The court was also told Corcoran had cooperated with the Garda and was remorseful and that Mr Fitzgerald wanted to put the matter behind him if the dentures he needs were replaced.
Judge adjourned the case and told Corcoran if he paid €3,930 to the victim to pay for his dental injuries and also donated €2,500 to the Capuchin Day Centre charity in the capital the case would be struck out.
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