Paul Farren, 34, launched the attack on Castle Street in Belfast city centre. At a court session in which Farren was sentenced, it was claimed that the attack resulted in the other man briefly blacking out. Farren, with an address of John Street in Derry, pleaded guilty to common assault and non-fatal strangulation. Belfast Magistrates’ Court heard on Friday that Farren had lashed out while giving medical assistance to a woman he knows. The incidents occured on February 23 of this year. The... Read this story
