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The sentence was handed down by Judge Desmond Zaidan on Thursday, May 12. File photo
A custodial prison sentence was handed down to a man who was found guilty of criminal damage and trespassing.
Derek Leigh, with an address given as 21 Coney Meadows, Coneyboro in Athy, was handed down the sentence by Judge Desmond Zaidan on Thursday, May 12.
The 35-year-old is accused of punching a male twice at the Crookstown Inn in Athy on May 9 last, and for threatening to burn down the property on the same date.
While he was convicted of trespassing and threatening to commit criminal damage, he pleaded not guilty to the assault charge.
It was heard that Mr Leigh has 39 previous convictions, while his legal team told the judge that their client had struggled with a heroin addiction.
Judge Zaidan decided to impose a 10-month prison sentence on Mr Leigh.
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