Cork woman who slashed other woman in face has sentencing deferred due to pregnancy

Victim wept in the witness box as she described herself being scarred for life and being reminded of the assault every time she looks in the mirror or sees a photograph

Injured party and her partner were waiting for a bus at Grand Parade at 8pm on November 14, 2020, when the defendant, who was with another person, inflicted large slash-type wounds to her face and then pocketed her public service card, court heard. Picture: Larry Cummins

A young woman who was slashed across the face in a serious assault in Cork city centre wept as she described being reminded of it every time she looks in the mirror.

The woman who carried out the attack, 20-year-old Ava Collins, of 13 Owenabue Close, Togher, Cork, faced sentencing at Cork Circuit Criminal Court for the serious assault.