A Churchill man was caught with orange paint on his hands and clothing after a woman’s house was attacked with paint.
Raymond McGlynn was interviewed by Gardai after the home of Patricia Hegarty at Abbey Village in Kilmacrennan was attacked on July 1st, 2011.
Her homes and some of her clothing on a clothes line was covered in orange paint.
McGlynn, 31, of Claggan, Churchill, was staying at another nearby house.
Gardai found orange paint on his hands and clothing and admitted being involved.
He said he had been heavily intoxicated and although he could not remember the attack, he mist have been responsible, he told Gardai.
Letterkenny District Court heard that McGlynn has 12 previous convictions for a range of offences including being intoxicated, damaging another person’s property, having no insurance and failing to comply whir the directions of Gardai.
Solicitor Patsy Gallagher said his client plans to compensate the injured party.
He said McGlynn was about to start radiotherapy for a tumour on his brain and that this was a relapsed tumour.
Although the prognosis was good, he added that it was guarded.
Judge Paul Kelly adjourned the case until September to allow for a probation report to be compiled on McGlynn.