Man accused of abusing and coercively controlling his former partner remanded in custody

The accused said last week: 'They are making me out to be a monster. It is not true. Absolutely not true'

Judge decided in all the circumstances to refuse bail, saying: 'I am not for turning.'

A 50-year-old man accused of coercively controlling his ex-partner for five years and threatening to kill her in various ways including cutting her throat, pouring boiling water on her and smothering her with a pillow, was remanded in custody on Tuesday.

Judge Mary Dorgan allowed for the bail application to be revisited at Cork District Court on Tuesday but she decided against bail and remanded him in custody until February 11 at an in-camera hearing.