Bench warrant issued for Cork woman convicted of assault of another woman

Injured party said accused lunged at her, slapping her face and pulling her to the ground in incident on Bandon Road in April 2021

Accused failed to show up at Cork District Court and was convicted of assault in her absence. Picture: Larry Cummins

A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of a 28-year-old woman who has just been convicted of assault causing harm to another young woman outside her home on Bandon Road in the middle of the day.

Michaela Butler, who lives at an apartment at The Hollies, Magazine Road, Cork, failed to show up at Cork District Court and was convicted of assault in her absence.