Man appears in court accused of stabbing woman in Cork

Olivia Kelleher

A 43-year-old man has appeared in court charged with assault causing harm to a woman following a serious incident on the southside of Cork city earlier this week.

The woman, who is in her 20s, sustained a stab wound to her hand when a man entered her home on Monday morning. She was with her baby at the time.

A married man with children, who cannot be named at this time, is charged to his alleged involvement in the assault which occurred at a property on Evergreen Road in Turner’s Cross at around 9am on Monday.

Evidence of arrest charge and caution was given at Cork District Court today by Det Patrick Houlihan of the Bridewell garda station in Cork city.

Det Garda Houlihan said that when he charged the man with the alleged offence at the Bridewell station last night he made a reply.

After he was formally cautioned the man said : “Thanks so much. Thank you for taking clear measures in this case. I look forward to being released and going back to my children.”

Sgt Gearoid Davis said that there was no objection to bail in the case once stringent bail conditions were adhered to by the defendant.

The accused man went into the witness box and gave an undertaking to abide by the bail conditions set down by the court.

The conditions include that he sign on daily at his local garda station, obey a curfew, hand over his passport to gardai and not apply for new travel documents, and stay away from the victim in the case and her family.

The man, who lives in Co Cork, also gave an undertaking to the court to stay away from the southside of Cork city save for his appearances before the court.

Judge Mary Dorgan warned the man that breaching any of the terms of his bail would result in him being “in contempt of court and (going) straight into jail.”

The defendant also has to agree to refrain from intoxicants and be of good behaviour whilst on bail. He also has to not make any comment about the alleged offence on social media.

Defence solicitor Frank Buttimer made an application for legal aid. However, Judge Dorgan decided to defer her decision on same pending the receipt of a sworn statement of means from the accused.

The man was remanded on continuing bail to appear before the court on the 24th of April next. An interpreter will be required at the next court hearing.