Man remanded in custody over assault of woman in Cork city centre

Selina Regazzoli was assaulted in a case of mistaken identity, the court heard. Picture: Instagram

A Cork man charged with assault causing harm to a 35-year-old businesswoman in Cork city in what was described as a case of mistaken identity was remanded in custody until March 27.

The accused man, 25-year-old Conor Greaney of Farranferris Avenue, Farranree, Cork, told gardaí that the assault at around 9.40am on March 7 outside the GPO on Oliver Plunkett Street on Dublin boutique owner, Selina Regazzoli, was a case of mistaken identity.