Student refused to leave Cork rental 'until she got her self-esteem back', court told

The Chinese student was given notice to leave her rented accommodation after only days in Cork

Having failed to appear in court for the case against her she was convicted in her absence of engaging in threatening behaviour, failing to leave a disturbance when directed by a garda and failing to appear at Cork District Court. File picture

A Chinese student who was given notice to leave her rented accommodation after only days in Cork returned to the house for a cup of washing powder and told the landlady she was not leaving until she was compensated and “until she got her self-esteem back”. 

33-year-old Jing Tang of no fixed address had no previous convictions. Having failed to appear in court for the case against her she was convicted in her absence of engaging in threatening behaviour, failing to leave a disturbance when directed by a garda and failing to appear at Cork District Court.