Cork man who threatened woman over parking incident avoids jail

Accused told the woman: 'Don’t bang your door at me you stupid c**t'

Sergeant Pat Lyons said that at 3.30pm on the afternoon of July 10, 2020, Gerard Sweeney of Ardirra, Ballyvolane, Cork, engaged in threatening comments to a woman parking her car in the Blarney area. File picture: iStock

A man who jumped out of a car in Blarney after a minor parking incident and shouted in a threatening manner at the woman driving another car has been ordered to do 200 hours of community service to avoid going to jail for Christmas.

Sergeant Pat Lyons said that at 3.30pm on the afternoon of July 10, 2020, Gerard Sweeney of Ardirra, Ballyvolane, Cork, engaged in threatening comments to a woman parking her car in the Blarney area.