A man who violently assaulted a pensioner after he thought she was trans has been jailed for two-and-a-half years.
Alex Bailey of Claragh, Ramelton, Co Donegal, was experiencing drug and alcohol “induced psychosis” when he carried out the attack on Marie MacGowan, 86, in Dublin last year.
The assailant was under the delusional belief that Ms MacGowan was actually a man dressed up as a woman and a predatory paedophile.
During the assault, which…