Man had to have part of bowel removed after attack by partner's ex

A man had to have part of his bowel removed after he was stabbed in the stomach by his girlfriend's ex-partner following an ongoing dispute between the two men.

Joseph O' Callaghan (aged 40) of Le Fanu Road, Ballyfermot, pleaded guilty at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court to assaulting Michael Flood causing him harm on July 5, 2007. O'Callaghan and Mr Flood's girlfriend have five children together.