Man accused of stabbing another four times in Cork burglary

A garda told the court it is alleged the injured party came out of his apartment with bloodstained clothing and his face was smeared with blood

The charges include burglary, assault causing harm and production of a knife in the course of a fight or dispute. File photo

Four minor stab wounds were inflicted on a man at home in his apartment in Cork in the early hours of the morning in the course of a burglary, it was alleged yesterday.

Detective Garda Aonghus Cotter arrested 36-year-old John Haynes of Glencurrig, South Douglas Road, Cork, and charged him with a number of counts arising out of the alleged incident at Mount View, Ashdale Park, South Douglas Road, in the early hours of Wednesday, January 20.