A business student has been jailed for four years after he admitted punching and kicking another young man 250 times in a 20-minute assault as he lay helpless on the ground in
‘My life before the crime has gone forever’: Woman was ‘bundled’ into bushes and sexually assaulted while out walking The court was shown a CCTV recording of the assault in which McLoughlin confronted the injured party on Paul Street and wrestled him to the ground before beginning a sustained assault on him.
“He instructs him to put his hands down so he can kick him in the skull unprotected. I counted 14 kicks to the head in that,” said Judge Dunphy, adding the victim sustained 50 kicks to the face. He said he still has nightmares and flashbacks to the night and said he found it extremely frightening to see the condition of his face in hospital, adding: “I still don’t fully recognise myself.”