Man tried to cut out tattoo with his initials from ex-girlfriend's buttock with Stanley knife

Accused stabbed woman multiple times in the buttock through her clothing, leaving her badly scarred and bleeding, court heard

Accused received a three-year jail term, with the last year suspended. Picture: Larry Cummins

A love-heart and the initials of an ex-boyfriend were tattooed to a woman’s left buttock but after the break-up of their relationship he attacked her with a Stanley knife trying to cut out the tattoo.

That was the evidence from Detective Garda Linda Lyons at Cork Circuit Criminal Court in the case against the 37-year-old man.