'You cannot wave knives in front of people’s faces,' says judge as he orders man to stay away from neighbour

A 57-year-old man waved a knife in front of a neighbour putting her in fear when they were drinking and listening to music in his kitchen.

Ted O’Mahony of 9 Garrydhu Drive, Kilmoney, Carrigaline, County Cork, pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting Georgina Eke (also known as Hanlon) at his home on the night of November 26, 2018, when she visited with another neighbour, Olive Qettari.