Gardaí compiling book of evidence against Cork man accused of threatening to kill woman

A book of evidence is being prepared in the case against a man accused of non-fatal strangulation and making a death threat where he allegedly held a knife to a young woman’s neck and threatened: “I will kill you”.

Sergeant Gearóid Davis applied on Friday for an adjournment of the case against Kevin Buckley of 5C Shanakiel, Blarney Road, Cork, at Cork District Court, to allow time for preparation and service of a book of evidence.

Defence solicitor Aoife Buttimer said the accused would consent to longer than a two-week remand in custody. Mr Buckley consented to four weeks. 

Judge John King then remanded him in custody until February 12 to allow time for service of a book of evidence. Garda Barry O’Shea outlined details of the allegations in an objection to bail when the matter first came before the court. 

Garda O’Shea said gardaí were called to the scene of an incident in which it is alleged that Kevin Buckley had choked the young woman a number of times stating, "I will kill you". The parties are known to each other.

“Kevin Buckley proceeded to grab a knife and hold it to her neck threatening again to kill her. There were a number of marks visible on her neck.

“She stated that he held a knife to her throat. There are also red marks which she alleged were from choking.

“She also had bruising to her left arm. Kevin Buckley was highly irate and became verbally aggressive with gardaí. Kevin Buckley began to threaten gardaí at the scene.

“Having received a report from the injured party, gardaí arrested Kevin Buckley and detained him. Kevin Buckley resisted arrest and attempted to spit at gardaí a number of times.

“Kevin Buckley was later interviewed in Togher Garda Station where he denied the allegations. He stated he only pointed the knife… He admitted in interview that he threatened to kill himself,” Garda O’Shea said in the course of an objection to bail.

The initial charges against the 26-year-old were of assault causing harm, production of a knife and wilfully resisting arrest.

Added to that later were charges of threatening to kill the young woman, and non-fatal strangulation or suffocation, during the alleged incident on Saturday, October 4, 2025, at Carrigrohane apartments, Riverside Farm, Cork.