Jail for Corkman who arrived at doctor's home with hammer and ice-axe

Patient who was unhappy with his mental health treatment also brought two wheel clamps to prevent cars being driven away, court heard

Judge said arriving with weapons and devices to stop cars being driven away made it much more serious than simply arriving at the doctor’s private residence to talk to him. Picture: Larry Cummins 

A patient who turned up at his doctor’s home in Drimoleague in West Cork armed with a hammer and ice-axe and two wheel clamps to prevent cars being driven away has been jailed for two years and eight months in prison.

Judge Dara Hayes had adjourned sentencing in the case from last week at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to decide on the matter.