Woman jailed after comment led to attack

A woman who assaulted another woman was jailed for three months yesterday in a case where she felt she had been blamed through Facebook messages for the break-up of the other woman’s relationship.

Despite denials of assault by Samantha Murphy of Carrigbeg apartments, Sunday’s Well, Road, Cork, she was convicted of assaulting Leona Hayes at her home at Ardcullen, Hollyhill, Cork, on June 8, 2015. The case had been adjourned to yesterday for a report on Murphy.

Judge Con O’Leary warned Murphy when he convicted her of assaulting Ms Hayes that a jail sentence was probable. Yesterday he imposed the three-month term.