Cork woman alleges young man attacked her after she refused his proposition

The accused told the judge he had mental health issues saying he had been diagnosed with depression and added: “I hear voices”.

Judge Kelleher refused bail and directed that he would get psychiatric assistance in prison. File photo

A young man clobbered a woman over the head with a mug when she declined his proposition at an apartment in Cork in the early hours of the morning.

The woman managed to escape from the apartment and it required armed officers to come to the scene to arrest the suspect.