Cork woman who smashed other woman's phone in pub row ordered to pay for damage

Accused borrowed phone to text her boyfriend and became aggressive with complainant when she asked for it back, court heard

Shannon Frayne, 26, of Dunmore Gardens, Knocknaheeny, Cork, denied charges of assault and causing criminal damage but Judge Marian O’Leary convicted her, put sentencing back until May 31. Picture: Larry Cummins

A Cork woman who assaulted another woman in a pub and smashed her phone after borrowing it to text her boyfriend has been given until the end of July to compensate her for the damage.

Shannon Frayne, 26, of Dunmore Gardens, Knocknaheeny, Cork, denied charges of assault and causing criminal damage but Judge Marian O’Leary convicted her, put sentencing back until May 31.