John McGahon being sued by man who says member of Seanad ‘rained’ punches to his head as he lay on the ground
has told the High Court he acted in self-defence during an incident in which a man says he was assaulted by him outside a pub.
Mr McGahon told his counsel Hugh Hartnett on Thursday that he was intoxicated on the night having been drinking with three people he had gone to school with but who were not his friends as such. He said he did not remember what he said to her or what her husband said. Mr White told the court Mr McGahon said to his wife: “You are coming with me.”
The next thing was Mr White pushed him away and also raised his leg to kick him though he did not connect. As he pushed, Mr White also grabbed his throat and “frogmarched me back into the street”. He said he was standing with his back to the alcove and for the third time Mr White “came at me” trying to grab him and trying to pull his jumper and drag him to the ground.
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