Sister of disabled man punched and headbutted in unprovoked attack expresses sympathy for attacker

Sister of disabled man punched and headbutted in unprovoked attack expresses sympathy for attacker

The sister of a disabled man who was assaulted in an unprovoked attack in Armagh said the incident has left her brother in fear of going out alone, yet she still has sympathy for his attacker. Her brother – who lives with cerebral palsy and autism – had just left a coffee shop at around 10am on Monday (January 19) and was walking up Little Barrack Street in Armagh when a man he described as having “fairy, gingery hair” walked towards him and beg…