MAN WHO THREW CONE ESCAPES JAIL TERM

Date Published: 25-Jul-2007

A man who left a young Salthill student with severe injuries, after he threw a traffic cone from a bridge in Edinburgh, has avoided a jail sentence.30-year-old Australian Andrew Smith pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh earlier this month to culpable and reckless conduct. Speaking during the trial hearing Miss Flannery said she had forgiven Smith and asked that he not be sent to jail for the offence. Today the court ordered that Andrew Smith carry out 180 hours of community service.