Cork man barricaded himself in bedroom as gardaí investigated domestic violence complaint

The cases faced by the defendant were extremely serious as they consisted of three incidents of violently resisting arrest, said the judge

Judge Olann Kelleher imposed a total jail term of five months on the accused.

A Cork man barricaded himself into an upstairs bedroom when gardaí arrived to investigate a complaint of domestic violence.

Judge Olann Kelleher said the cases faced by the defendant at Cork District Court were extremely serious as they consisted of three incidents of violently resisting arrest.