Cork man initially remanded in custody after threat to woman released ahead of trial

A Cork man remanded in custody for being one of four men who allegedly threatened a woman that she would be chopped into pieces and sent to her father has been released from jail as it emerged it will be at least three months before the case is heard.

Bail had been refused for Stephen McCarthy, aged 28, of Bay 10, Spring Lane halting site, Cork, on charges dating back to August 18, 2018, of engaging in a violent disorder and production of a weapon.