Drunken man 'aggressively pushed' woman in wheelchair around, Cork court told

A shop assistant and two men had to rescue the woman after she showed a text on her phone asking for help

The court heard the lady in a wheelchair was approached by a man who pushed her chair along, making her feel very uncomfortable. File photo

A woman who uses a wheelchair was so afraid of a drunken man who decided to push her across the road and around the streets in Cork City she ended up typing out a cry for help on her phone and showing it to a shop assistant.

Sergeant John Kelleher said gardaí were alerted to the incident which occurred at around 10pm on January 13 in the Douglas Street area.