Cork mother speaks out following attack on son in Australia

Jason Cierans in an induced coma in a critical but stable condition.
The mother of a 29 year old Cork man in a coma in Australia says she wants her son back in her arms.
Jason Cierans who is from Gurranabraher was knocked unconscious during an assault outside a bar in the Bondi Junction area of Sydney last weekend.
30 year old Adrian Gabriel Martinez has been charged with "recklessly causing grievous bodily harm" in relation to the incident.
Jason remains in a critical but stable condition but his mother Stephanie says he is aware that she is at his bedside.
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