Victim of broken bottle attack in Cork now in same prison as assailant

The court heard that the accused and her victim had shaken hands since the incident

Limerick Prison, where the victim of a broken bottle stabbing is incarcerated with her attacker. File picture: Dan Linehan

The victim of a broken bottle stabbing attack is now serving a sentence for another matter in Limerick Prison — in the same unit as her attacker.

34-year-old Sorcha Waters of Mount St. Joseph’s Drive, Gurranabraher, pleaded guilty at Cork Circuit Criminal Court to a charge of assault causing harm to the 36-year-old injured party.