Man accused of threatening to 'slice up' off-duty prison officer in Cork City

Accused denied making a threat or producing a box-cutter knife during incident last July

Accused claimed he spoke to the prison officer about rugby when he met him on the street. File picture

An off-duty prison officer was threatened by a man allegedly armed with a Stanley knife that he would be sliced up in Cork city centre.

These were the allegations made at Cork District Court, where the Director of Public Prosecutions directed the death threat charge could be dealt with at district court level on a plea of guilty only.