Man, 62, charged with attack on partner

A man has been remanded in custody with consent to bail after being charged yesterday with a knife attack on his partner which left her with 14 wounds.

Patrick O’Rourke, aged 62, with an address at 38 Cooline Drive, Ballyvaloon, in Cobh, Co Cork, was brought before Clonakilty District Court where he was charged with assault causing harm to Donna Foster, at the same address on Tuesday, August 11, contrary to Section 3 of the Non Fatal Offences Against the Person Act.

He was poised to be released on bail with several conditions, which included staying away from the family home and its occupants, but could not supply gardaí with a new address. Detective Garda Michael Dillane told Judge Timothy Lucey that he arrested Mr Rourke at 10.57am on Tuesday, charged him at 5.45pm on Wednesday, and that Mr O’Rourke made no reply to the charge.