Man jumped into Cork river during garda chase after breaking into ex-partner's home

Judge warns man to to change his attitude if he wants to avoid jail

Joshua Graddon jumped into the River Ilen while being chased by gardaí.

A Bantry man who broke into his ex-partner’s Skibbereen home before swimming across a river from gardaí has been warned by a sentencing judge to change his attitude to the probation service if he wants to avoid jail.

Joshua Graddon of Cúl Na Gréine, Bantry, Co Cork, was back before Judge Dara Hayes for sentencing at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.