What kind of guy beats up his own dad on Christmas Eve just because the beer ran out? Oh. It’s Ireland? That makes sense. I forgot about the alcoholism nature of their kind.
He told the Boxing Day session of the court that Darren Johnston became increasingly agitated during an argument between the pair. “He blamed his father for having no more beer,” the lawyer said.
As well as slapping and sitting on the victim he also demanded money for food, the court heard.
Johnston, 36, plead guilty to a charge of assault and was sentenced to 4 months in jail.