Cork woman told social worker 'I am a ticking timebomb' in harassment case

The woman was given a jail term of 15 months, with the last 12 months suspended

The court heard that once when the woman went to the social worker's workplace, the worker was in such fear she locked herself in her office until the accused was gone. 

A Tusla social worker was harassed by a woman who persisted in contacting her in breach of a written communication agreement — repeatedly phoning and turning up at her workplace and once telling her, “I am a ticking timebomb liable to do anything.” 

Now at Cork Circuit Criminal Court, Judge John Martin has imposed a jail term of 15 months, but suspended the last 12 months, and also backdated the sentence to February when she went into custody.