Accused told gardaí she was a 'trained mafia killer'

Cork woman on public order charge given five-month suspended sentence

The accused was intoxicated and slurring the words, the court was told. Picture: Larry Cummins

A 51-year-old woman who gave gardaí a false name at the height of a public order incident in Cork city centre also told a garda sergeant that she was a “trained mafia killer”.

Sergeant Aisling Murphy described at Cork District Court the background to the incident at Merchants Quay, Cork, at lunchtime on August 7.