Corkman threw corrosive liquid into another man's face in row over partner, court told

Cork District Court heard that surgical efforts were made to save the man's left eye but that ultimately the eye was lost

Judge Olann Kelleher refused bail and remanded the accused in custody for a week. File picture: Larry Cummins

A corrosive liquid was thrown into a man’s face by a caller to his house arising out of a dispute between them over a partner.

Detective Garda Maurice O’Connor made this allegation at a Cork District Court hearing where John Paul Carey, 36, applied to be released on bail on two charges of assault causing serious harm and one of assault causing harm.