Judge to consider prison sentence for Cork man who tried to choke his wife

The man was convicted on two breaches of a protection order

Sentencing was adjourned until September 11 to allow time for a probation report. File picture: Dan Linehan

A woman tearfully described on Thursday how her husband tried to choke her in the family home and made highly personally insults to her.

Judge Philip O’Leary said that after hearing of one incident when the woman was in fear the day after she was granted a protection order, he might have dealt with the matter under the Probation Act, but he said it was made much more serious by this second incident where the man assaulted his wife.