'Concerned' Cork man withdraws complaint against his son

A nurse at the Mercy University Hospital alerted gardaí earlier this month when the defendant was awaiting psychiatric attention but walked out threatening to harm himself but also that his father would be “going before he was”. File image: Larry Cummins

A 73-year-old man who told gardaí he was put in fear by his own son came to court to withdraw the statement of complaint against the young man today.

The accused appeared at a private sitting of Cork District Court by video link from prison. When the prosecution withdrew the case, Judge Olann Kelleher said the young man could be released from jail.