Corkman threatened to kill himself and his ex-partner after stabbing Garda, court told

It was alleged that the defendant’s ex-partner had notified gardaí claiming that the accused was breaching a safety order

Members of the garda armed support unit were called to arrest the man at the scene of the alleged incident, the court heard. File picture

A man threatened to kill himself and his ex-partner at the height of an incident in the Douglas area of Cork and a member of An Garda Síochána sustained knife wounds as he struggled to disarm the man.

These were the allegations made in the course of a bail hearing at Cork District Court. Members of the garda armed support unit were called to arrest the man at the scene of the alleged incident.