New charge for man accused of separate New Year's Day assaults in Castletownbere

Marius Rucinskas has appeared before Bantry District Court in relation to the new charge.

A man already facing charges of stabbing a man in the leg and separately of assaulting three females in the early hours of New Year's Day has now been charged with assaulting a woman almost two years ago.

Marius Rucinskas, 42, with an address at apartment 3, the Courtyard, Knockenroe House, Main St in Castletownbere, had been charged under Section 3 of the Non Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 a month ago in connection with the incident on November 4, 2017 in which a male suffered nerve damage and blood loss after allegedly being stabbed in the leg three times.