Cork man accused of attacking sleeping wife with boiling water may face more serious charge

Director of Public Prosecutions to consider charge of assault causing serious harm rather than current charge of assault causing harm, court heard

Accused man flagged down a Garda patrol car while soaked in his wife’s blood and carrying a bloodstained hammer in a plastic bag at 5am, garda testified in earlier hearing. File picture: Larry Cummins

The Director of Public Prosecutions is to consider the case where a man is accused of attacking his sleeping wife with a hammer and boiling water to see if there is medical evidence on which to bring a charge of assault causing serious harm.

As matters stand, Noel Twomey, of 18 Carbery Grove, Knocknaheeny, Cork, faces two charges of assault causing harm contrary to Section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act.