I was cleaning up, says man accused over hatchet row

Armed gardaí dealt with a violent row where one man was seen carrying a hatchet and a crowbar but the accused man claimed he only had the items after he tidied up the scene because children were in the area.

Edmond O’Sullivan, aged 26, with addresses at 2 Comeragh Park, The Glen, and 1 Inchera Close, Mahon, was found in possession of a hatchet and crowbar and he was unable to provide a lawful excuse for why he had these items, Garda Pat Dilworth testified at Cork District Court yesterday.

Garda Dilworth said gardaí received numerous calls of a large group of people fighting at Errigal Heights, The Glen, Cork, and of a man carrying a hatchet and crowbar.