22-year-old Irish soldier Cathal Crotty received a suspended sentence for beating Natasha O'Brien unconscious, admitting guilt after CCTV footage emerged.

Serving Irish soldier Cathal Crotty, 22, received a suspended sentence for beating a woman unconscious in a random street attack. He initially tried to blame his victim, Natasha O'Brien, but later admitted guilt after being shown CCTV footage of the unprovoked incident. Crotty also boasted about the attack on Snapchat. The court heard that Crotty had been drinking throughout the evening.