Man alleged to have struck tourist with walking stick at Cork railway station remanded in custody 

A young American woman visiting Cork was struck across the head with a walking stick when she was at Kent railway station it was alleged in court, and now the accused man has been remanded in custody until July 7.

Details of the alleged assault causing harm were outlined at Cork District Court where Sergeant John Dineen said the DPP had said it was a suitable case to be dealt with at district court level. 

However, at an earlier hearing, Judge Catherine Ryan said: “Based on what I have seen it is an injury to the face which could leave scarring. I am not prepared to accept jurisdiction.” 

Now 39-year-old Charles Radise of Domville Woods, Santry, Dublin, has been remanded in custody by Judge Valerie Corcoran who told him that legal representation was not available because of the dispute going on between solicitors and the Minister for Justice over free legal aid payments.

The defendant began to speak up by video link from prison but Judge Corcoran interrupted him and said: “I would not like you to say anything to incriminate yourself… You need to give your solicitor instructions.”

The judge remanded him in custody until July 7 for the defence to consider whether a signed plea of guilty would be entered or if a book of evidence would be required.

In his outline of the allegations, Sergeant John Dineen said: “On March 26 gardaí were made aware of an assault that occurred at Kent railway station in Cork.

“It was alleged that a female tourist had been attacked with an article, believed to be a walking stick.

“The injured party received a large laceration to the side of her forehead as a result of being struck on the head by the solitary male, requiring hospitalisation. She was taken to Cork University Hospital where five staples were applied to the wound.”