Man given extra jail time for knife-assault which left former partner's 'nose hanging off'

A man who left his former partner’s “nose hanging off” following a vicious knife-assault has been given extra jail time following an appeal by the Court of Appeal.

Jamie Coughlan (39), with an address at Larchville, Waterford city, had denied seriously assaulting his former partner, at their home on Philip Street, in the city in July 2017.