A MAN who 'glassed' a former Derry City footballer after discovering he was having an affair with his wife, has been given a suspended sentence
Martin Cheung (39) from Ardban in Muff, Co. Donegal, pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawfully and maliciously wounding Barry Molloy in Granny Annie's Bar in Waterloo Street in Derry at midnight on May 27 of last year.
Derry Crown Court was told that the father-of-three had been drinking since 3pm that day and had gone to the bar with some friends.
After encountering Molloy in a corridor in the bar Judge Elizabeth McCaffrey said that Cheung swung a punch at Molloy not realising he had a glass in his hand.
She said he was "shocked" when he saw the injured party bleeding.
When interviewed by police the defendant initially did not answer but then explained the circumstances behind the incident.
Judge McCaffrey said "it was clear" that Cheung did not intend to use a glass to injure Molloy who required eight stitches to a head wound.
Describing it as a serious assault the judge said while Molloy’s injuries were "uncomfortable and painful" they could have been more serious before sentencing Cheung to six months in prison suspended for two years.
