Man denies threat to rip woman in two

By Liam Heylin

A young man who denied threatening to slice up a young woman’s face and rip her in two was released from jail yesterday despite objections from gardaí.

Daniel Hogan was refused bail on Monday as the complainant said she was in fear of the accused being released. Judge Olann Kelleher said the application for bail could be renewed yesterday.

Inspector Gary McPolin said Detective Garda Ed O’Donoghue’s objection to bail was as strong yesterday as it was on Monday. Frank Buttimer, solicitor, said he had discussed possible bail conditions with the detective if Judge Kelleher decided to grant bail.

While the detective remained opposed to bail, eight conditions were agreed and Judge Kelleher added one further condition that required an independent surety of €500.

Inspector Gary McPolin said that as well as the curfew, the main concern “is the injured party and that Mr Hogan would stay miles away from her and have no contact direct or indirect with the injured party by text, social media or any means”. Hogan said he accepted that.

On Monday at Cork District Court the complainant said she was in an on-off relationship with the accused from childhood.

Daniel Hogan, aged 20, of 60 Liffey Park, Mayfield, Cork, disagreed and said: “I was never going out with her. I don’t know what she makes of it but I was never going out with her.”

Hogan was arrested by Det Garda Ed O’Donoghue and charged with threatening to kill 20-year-old Shanice O’Leary and carrying out an aggravated burglary at the home of the complainant’s mother, Elizabeth O’Leary, at Liffey Park, Mayfield, around midnight on Saturday/and the early hours of Sunday, September 2.

Ms O’Leary testified that she was in fear of the defendant being released from custody because of the threats he allegedly made to her.

“There was threats made that I am going to get cut up, my face is to going to be sliced up, that I am going to be ripped in half and threats that my mother is going to get it too.”

Frank Buttimer, solicitor, said all these allegations were denied and that the accused man would be pleading not guilty to charges of aggravated burglary and making threats to kill.

Hogan will reside with a relative at Shandon St, Cork, as a condition of his bail.