Cork man pleads guilty just before start of trial to harassing his ex-partner and her parents

The man has been released on bail until sentencing

The case would have taken an estimated two weeks if it had gone to trial. File picture: Larry Cummins

A middle-aged man who denied on Tuesday the harassment of his ex-partner changed his plea to guilty on Wednesday as the trial by judge and jury was about to commence.

He was re-arraigned in front of Judge Helen Boyle and a jury of eight men and four women at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.