Cork woman, 66, 'still cries when she thinks of sex assault in her own home'

A Limerick man who called gardaí and told them he had just tried to kill his elderly neighbour will be sentenced next week for attacking and sexually assaulting the woman.

Cork woman, 66, 'still cries when she thinks of sex assault in her own home'

A Limerick man who called gardaí and told them he had just tried to kill his elderly neighbour will be sentenced next week for attacking and sexually assaulting the woman.

The 51-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, called to the 66-year-old woman's home just after nine that evening for “no particular reason”. The separated mother of three lived alone in her Cork home.

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