A 59 year old customer in the upstairs of Supermac’s in Ennis was eating his meal when he was subject to an unprovoked assault by a 24 year old man.
That was the allegation made at Ennis District Court where Sgt Aiden Lonergan outlined the State case against Pavel Kratochvil of Ard Caoin, Gort Rd, Ennis.
In court, Sgt Lonergan alleged that Gabriel Doyle while eating his Supermac’s food, Mr Kratochvil went over and totally unprovoked, started punching the man in the face on April 1st last.
Sgt Lonergan further alleged that there was a number of punches to the head of Mr Doyle.
Sgt Lonergan said that it is the State’s case that Mr Kratochvil carried out assaults in four to six minutes on three different people. The other alleged victims are aged 53 and 73.
Sgt Lonergan said that Mr Doyle allegedly sustained superficial injuries from the alleged assault.
Sgt Lonergan said that the second alleged injury party was Brian Meeney (53) and he said that it will be alleged that Mr Kratochvil punched him into the face as he made his way in the direction of the Temple Gate hotel after exiting Supermacs.
Sgt Lonergan alleged that Mr Meeney suffered a serious punch to the forehead and that he appeared that he may have been knocked unconscious for a moment.
Sgt Lonergan said that a third alleged victim, Mairtín Concannon (73) was getting out of his car with his wife in the Temple Gate car park and Mr Kratochvil appears to give him a kick in the back and pushes him onto the ground to give him a number of kicks to the body.
Asked were the wounds sustained by the alleged victims serious by Judge Patrick Durcan, Sgt Lonergan said: “No – the injuries were not serious – superficial wounds.”
Mr Kratochvil has been in custody since April 2nd after being refused bail and he told the court that he is making a High Court application for bail.
On the question of accepting jurisdiction in the case or to transfer the case to the circuit court where more serious penalties can be imposed, Judge Durcan said that he would adjourn the matter for two weeks to allow Mr Kratochvil appear in person rather than receive his decision by video-link.
Judge Durcan further remanded Mr Kratochvil in custody to appear before Ennis District Court on June 12th.
