Man threw pregnancy test at ex-partner during series of violent assaults

Cork woman told court accused punched her in the face, head and ribs in ordeal lasting half an hour

'I jumped out of bed and asked him to leave my house. He refused and threw a pregnancy test at me. That is when he started hitting me and punching me and refusing to let me leave my bedroom,' complainant told court

A young Cork woman described how her former partner arrived in her bedroom at night and threw a pregnancy test kit at her during a series of violent assaults.

The young at man denied breaching any domestic order or assaulting her in any way and claimed through his solicitor it was a complete fantasy by her.