Cork man in breach of safety order invited wife to stab him

A man, never in trouble before, pleaded guilty to putting his wife in fear after he marked a circle around his bare chest and invited her to stab him with a bread knife.

Stephen Malone, 55, of Ard Dara Crescent, Station Road, Blarney, appeared at Cork District Court yesterday where he pleaded guilty to breaching a safety order on October 31.

Inspector Eileen Foster told Judge Olann Kelleher, Malone put his wife in fear and threatened to kill her. But solicitor Eddie Burke interjected to say the accused threatened to kill himself.