Corkman accused of hitting neighbour with shovel during Wednesday's floods

Neighbour had called to offer help and later brought sandbags to 70-year-old man's house when accused allegedly became agitated and struck him with his shovel, court heard

Defendant's anxiety 'exacerbated by a once-in-a-hundred-years weather event', court told. File picture: Dan Linehan

Flooding in Kildorrery on Wednesday was blamed in court for causing such anxiety for a 70-year-old man that he allegedly struck a neighbour over the head with a shovel when the man came to his assistance with sandbags.

Garda Denis Motherway arrested Dave Sheehan, of Old Castletown, Kildorrery, Co Cork, and charged him with assault causing harm to a 50-year-old neighbour.