Cork man charged with dragging wheelchair user to the ground and robbing him

The court heard that the injured party was bruised all over his body as a result of the alleged incident

Connie Foley (39) who appeared at Cork District court on charges relating to an attack on a wheelchair bound man, at the Mercy University Hospital, Cork. Picture: Daragh Mc Sweeney/Provision

A wheelchair-bound man was dragged to the ground, robbed and left injured after he sat outside Mercy University Hospital on Monday afternoon.

A 39-year-old man has now been arrested and charged with carrying out the robbery of the victim, understood to be a 50-year-old amputee.