Man charged with stabbing woman who was at prayer meeting in Cork

It is alleged that the accused tackled her from behind and tried to grab her purse from her and in the process he stabbed her in the back close to her neck.

The accused was refused bail at Cork District Court today. File photo

A woman attending a prayer meeting in Cork City was attacked and stabbed in the back as a man tried to rob her at an ATM.

That was the allegation made by Detective Garda Brian Barron at Cork District Court during a bail application by the accused today.