Cork man appeals jail sentence for ripping tiles off elderly widow's roof

Accused said he was a dark place at the time of the early morning incident in Ballyvolane in October 2021

Court heard appellant wanted to have a psychiatric report to put before Cork Circuit Appeals Court but this was not yet available. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

A Cork man who caused a 79-year-old widow "torment and torture" by ripping tiles off her roof at three o’clock in the morning appealed his jail sentence and said he was in a very dark place at the time.

Anthony Rutherford’s barrister, Nikki O’Sullivan, said the appellant wanted to have a psychiatric report to put before Cork Circuit Appeals Court but this was not yet available.