'I thought I was in danger of dying': Polish man chased through West Cork town by man wielding knife

Court heard complainant went to a friend’s house in Dunmanway to watch a film, where accused called him insulting names and then chased him through the town with a 10-inch knife

'I thought I would not see my children again. I tried everything to calm down [the attacker] and control him. I am sad about it. I love Ireland. Most Irish people have been very accepting of me and welcoming, complainant said in victim impact statement statement. Picture: Larry Cummins

A Polish man who loves living in Ireland and finds it very welcoming believed he was going to be killed when he was chased through Dunmanway by a Cork man who repeatedly swiped a knife in his direction.

“I thought I was in danger of dying. I thought I would not see my children again. I tried everything to calm down [the attacker] and control him. I am sad about it. I love Ireland. Most Irish people have been very accepting of me and welcoming,” Mariusc Wozniak said in his victim impact statement.