Woman late for court appearance 'forgot to put her clock back'

Judge said excuse was 'a novel explanation' as he cancelled bench warrant and adjourned case

Natalie Woods of Annalee Grove, Mayfield, Cork, faced charges of engaging in threatening behaviour and being drunk and a source of danger at Mercy University Hospital on September 27. Picture: Pexels

A bench warrant was issued for a woman who was late for her court appearance – but she arrived late to say she had not put her clock back an hour.

“That was four days ago. You mean to say you didn’t know the clocks had gone back in all that time,” Judge Olann Kelleher said.