Man, 50s, to appear in court over Christmas Day stabbing of woman in Banteer

A major Garda manhunt ensued after the woman was seriously injured

A man in his 50s has been charged in connection with the incident.

A man in his 50s has been charged in connection with the assault of a woman on Christmas Day in Cork.

The woman, who is in her 50s, was found with apparent stab wounds at a home in Banteer, near Kanturk after gardaí were called to the scene of a domestic incident at 4.30pm on December 25.