Corkman to be sentenced for beating wife after ringing her 47 times on Christmas night out

The judge said the offence carried a six-month prison sentence

The court heard that when they got home, the man punched his then-wife in the face causing her to fall on the bathroom floor. File photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA

A man took exception to his wife going for a Christmas night out and he phoned her 47 times before going into town to drive her home and assault her.

The culprit faced sentencing at Cork District Court yesterday on a charge of assaulting his wife.