Boy became hysterical when mother's ex broke into house to attack her, Cork court told

The court heard the man picked up a concrete patio slab and threw it through a glass patio door to get to the woman

Judge Helen Boyle sentenced the man to three years with the last six months suspended. File picture

A 13-year-old boy became hysterical with the fright of being present when his mother’s partner broke in and kicked down a locked bedroom door to attack his mother so severely that she feared for her life.

The 38-year-old assailant was convicted four times previously for breaching a barring order under the Domestic Violence Act before this serious attack.