A Croatian man stalked a young woman in Cork for days before carrying out a serious attack and threatening to kill her — even if it took him 10 years to carry out the death threat.

A man confessed yesterday to assault causing harm to a young woman in Cork, and threatening to kill her.

The mother of a man who died after being restrained during a drugs raid has welcomed a jury’s recommendation that gardaí receive training in CPR and restraint techniques.