Apple worker grabbed boss around throat on her farewell night

A Parisian has pleaded guilty to assaulting a French colleague, grabbing her around the throat, in a bedroom, on the night of her farewell party in Cork.

The victim had been the defendant’s line manager at the Apple prooduction plant in Cork.

The case was listed for trial at Cork District Court yesterday, but Jean Charbonnier, aged 31, formerly of Coppingers View, Pope’s Quay, Cork, pleaded guilty to a charge of assault, causing harm, to Julie Clermont, aged 24, at an apartment in Cork City.