Cork woman who stabbed another woman 14 times with screwdriver is jailed

Attack was motivated by romantic jealousy, court heard 

Accused stabbed victim in the face, scalp, and stomach, court told. Picture: Larry Cummins

Romantic jealousy resulted in a two-year jail term being imposed on Monday on a 43-year-old Cork woman who stabbed another woman 14 times with a screwdriver.

Judge Colin Daly imposed a sentence of three years with the last one year suspended on Jennifer Cronin at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.