Model maker: Ex sent abusive texts

The maker of a replica of the Titanic, the ownership of which is at the centre of a legal dispute between two ex-lovers, claims he received threatening and abusive texts from his ex-partner.

Last month, Carmel McGrath, who claims she paid the costs of building the 16ft-long replica, secured a High Court injunction restraining Hungarian national Zoltan Panka from selling the model vessel.

She claims Mr Panka took the model without permission from her home at Glenview Park, Dillons Cross, Cork, while she was away.