Addict threatened to stab man after waking couple during burglary, Cork court told

Judge Olann Kelleher refused a bail application and remanded Stephen O’Sullivan in custody for one week at Cork District Court.

A couple asleep in bed in Cork city woke to find an intruder in their bedroom and the stranger then threatened the man he would stab him in the neck if he did not hand over cash.

Detective Garda Brian Murphy arrested Stephen O’Sullivan of no fixed address and charged him with burglary at Nicholas Street, Cork, and brought him before Cork District Court.