Cork man, 78, charged with breaching safety order by putting his wife in fear

The latest alleged offence happened on Sunday, January 3, when the defendant tore his wife’s phone out of her hands.

Judge Kelleher adjourned the case for a month at Cork District Court.

A 78-year-old man appeared at Cork District Court charged with tearing a mobile phone out of his wife’s hands during an argument at home over Christmas.

He was charged with breaching a domestic order by putting his wife in fear on the occasion.