Off-duty garda disarmed engineer charged with attacking wife in south Dublin home, court hears

Franck Lamour was charged with assault causing harm and production of a kitchen knife with a three-inch blade during an incident at his home on Tuesday.

The man's charges can result in sentences of up to five years. File picture.

An engineer was arrested for attacking his wife at their south Dublin home after an off-duty garda intervened and disarmed him, a court has heard.

Franck Lamour, 52, of Bird Avenue, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14, was charged with assault causing harm and production of a kitchen knife with a three-inch blade during an incident at his home on Tuesday.