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Cathriona White’s brother charged for assault over photo taken at her funeral

The ex-girlfriend of Jim Carrey's passed away September 2015

Cathriona White’s brother, James White, has been charged for the assault of two brothers because of a photograph taken at her funeral.

The late ex-girlfriend of actor Jim Carrey passed away in September last year from a prescription drug overdose in LA.

The Tipperary’s native passing was shortly after the actor and her broke up.

James, a decorated British soldier, pleaded guilty to assaulting the two men at their home in Dundrum, Tipperary in November 2015 after his sister’s service.

Funeral mass of Cathriona White in Tipperary

Assault: Jim Carrey’s ex-girlfriend’s brother has been charged with assaulting two men | VIPIRELAND.COM

According to the Irish Sun, Judge Elizabeth McGrath told Thurles District Court that she had read the details of the case and she considered the incident to be “on the lower scale” of assaults.

“This arises out of a photograph taken at his sister’s funeral. That caused him to take the course of action he took on the night,” she said.

Judge McGrath said she understood why he assaulted the two brothers, but in the long term interests of the victims she believed referring the matter to the probation service was best for all involved.

“Life is too short for people to be going around with a level of fear that can be abated through the process of restorative justice,” she continued.

She said she was going to adjourn the case to the last court in February to see if the victims wish to engage in this process.

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