Man accused of throwing snake at woman in her Cork home

Alleged incident at about 9pm on February 28 resulted in the defendant being prosecuted for a breach of the safety order

Charge states accused breached a safety order, putting his partner in fear by acting aggressively, threatening to harm himself and throwing a snake on to her. Picture: Larry Cummins 

A snake was thrown on to a woman in her home in Cork, it was alleged during a private hearing of Cork District Court.

The case was held in-camera as it involved an alleged breach of the Domestic Violence Act.