Judge awaits psychiatric report on Corkman who falsely imprisoned woman in his car

It is alleged the defendant had offered to drive the young woman from one part of Cork city to the bus station, but actually drove in the opposite direction

Judge Helen Boyle remanded the accused in custody until February 15, 2023, for that purpose and directed the preparation of a psychiatric report. File picture: Larry Cummins

A psychiatric report is to be prepared on a 29-year-old Cork man who has confessed to falsely imprisoning a young woman in his car on a journey across Cork city.

Detective Garda Eoghain O’Callaghan first arrested Patrick O’Driscoll, 29, of no fixed address, and charged him with false imprisonment of a woman and he replied to the charge: “Speak to my solicitor.” That was in September. On Monday at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, O’Driscoll has been arraigned on the single count of false imprisonment and he has pleaded guilty to this.