'I killed the thing you loved the most', Clare man taunted mother after stabbing her dog

Woman also alleged that on the same day, her son assaulted her, which required her receiving hospital treatment

Woman obtained a three-year barring order and safety order against her 27-year-old son at the Family law Court in Ennis. Picture: Dan Linehan

A Clare man taunted his mother "I killed the one thing you had loved the most" after he killed her "beautiful" pet dog with a knife.

That was the allegation made at the Family Law Court in Ennis, where the woman obtained a three year barring order and safety order against her 27-year-old son.