Kerryman charged with assaulting his girlfriend and 'hijacking' her car in Cork

Woman alleged accused punched her in the head and grabbed her hair while in the car, and it is further alleged he drove off in the car when she went into a Cork supermarket for safety

Stolen vehicle was stopped following a pursuit in Mallow later in the night, following the deployment of a stinger device, court heard. Picture: Larry Cummins

A Kerry man was arrested and charged with assaulting his girlfriend and ‘hijacking’ her Audi A3 in an alleged incident in Cork that only ended when a stinger device deployed by gardaí in Mallow disabled the car.

Detective Garda Alan Johnson arrested 27-year-old Darragh Gill, of Farnastack, Lisselton, Co Kerry, and charged him with assault causing harm to the young woman and taking her car without her permission.