Another Irish guy seriously injured in Coogee attack

Jagera

m@cc@ wrote: »

I was thinking the same but didn't know how posting it would be recieved. It wasn't an attack as first thought, but an argument that got out of hand. A tragic event all round.

Ditto. Just a drink fuelled biff and it ended it utter tragedy.

Fair play to the whirlwind of support that is being gathered from everyone in the soccer forum.

hussey

Just an update on this
The man who was in a fight with him, has been found not guilty
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydneysider-not-guilty-of-killing-irish-tourist-20120229-1u2k2.html

A man charged with manslaughter over the death of an Irish backpacker outside a takeaway food shop in Sydney's eastern suburbs has been acquitted.

In the NSW District Court this afternoon, Judge Martin Blackmore found Tobias Liam Simmons, 30, was provoked and may have acted in self-defence when he struck the fatal blow.

Geroid Walsh, 23, died in hospital died from a blow to the head delivered by Mr Simmons outside Coogee Yeeros, a kebab shop, in the early hours of October 25, 2009, after the two had a verbal confrontation.

Just a reminder that the mother has said she didn't want the guy jailed
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/mother-of-dead-irish-tourist-gearoid-walsh-doesnt-want-attacker-jailed/story-e6frg6o6-1225792787198

"I'd really like to say that as a mother I really feel for this guy who got into a fight with Gearoid," Mrs Walsh said.

"I am heartbroken for him because we don't blame him, we don't want him to serve time in prison.

"I think he was just very, very unlucky. "

Mellor

Very unfortunate series of events. I think its best for everyone involved that its finished with now.

BraziliaNZ

RIP Eirebhoy, I think he'd be out in Poland this summer if he were still around

bluefinger

Gearoids mother is a class act, such compassion and understanding is truly admirable.