Man accused of abuse of son, 3

A man told his former partner that he hoped she has a long and painful death after she accused him of abusing their three-year-old boy. In the case at the Family Law district court in Ennis, the woman also claimed she found animal pornography on the man’s computer three years ago.

The Co Clare woman told the court: “I hit the wrong button on his computer one day and animal porn came up and I thought ‘he is now losing the plot’.”

The man vehemently denies all allegations and said he didn’t threaten to kill his former partner last month when saying that he hoped she would have a long and painful death.