Woman pleads guilty to attacking man with hatchet at his Cork home

'Injured party had a broken wrist, broken fingers, a number of facial injuries — very bad facial injuries which will require surgery,' court heard

Accused pleaded guilty to a charge of assault causing harm to the man at his home on Middle Glanmire Road in Cork on January 18. She also signed a plea of guilty to the charge of production of a hatchet during the incident. Picture: Larry Cummins

A woman has signed a plea of guilty to two charges arising out of her part in the break-in to a man’s home at Middle Glanmire Road in Cork where it is alleged that he was attacked with a hatchet.

Linda O’Flynn, 28, of no fixed address, was originally charged by Detective Garda Mark Durcan with counts of assault causing harm and production of a hatchet.