Cork man who bought hatchet 'to cut timber for his nan' denied bail 

First he claimed he had it to cut his grandmother’s hedge and then said he had it to cut blocks of timber for her

The accused bought hatchet in a Cork city shop moments after being chased down the street by a man waving a machete as people did their Christmas shopping. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Gardaí objected to bail being granted to a man who bought a hatchet in a Cork city shop moments after being chased down the street by a man waving a machete as people did their Christmas shopping.

The man who bought the hatchet said he got it to chop timber for his nan.