Woman snatched purse from table outside Cork restaurant and assaulted two women

Ordeal left one victim so concerned about her safety her father travelled with her to city to walk her the short distance from her car to work, court heard

Accused pleaded guilty to assaulting both women and to the theft of the purse. Picture: Larry Cummins

Two women enjoying lunch outside a Cork city centre premises had a purse snatched from their table by another woman and when they chased her to retrieve it she assaulted both diners.

Now at Cork District Court, 34-year-old Kia O’Connor, of Cork Simon Community, has been jailed for a total of four months for the assaults and theft.