Man breached barring order to bring cooking apples to ex-wife's Cork home

Defendant, who had been convicted of breaching barring order four times previously, told  court he brought the apples because his former wife 'would be a good cook'

Judge jailed defendant for 10 months for this latest breach of a barring order. Picture: Dan Linehan

A 53-year-old man who has been repeatedly convicted of putting his wife in fear was captured on CCTV in the early hours of the morning outside her home, but he testified she was a great cook and he was bringing her cooking apples.

Judge Mary Dorgan said: “This man is in denial. It is incredible that he would think a court might entertain that as an excuse — it is beyond belief. I was hoping I might get some plausible explanation. What he has said to the court is beyond insulting.”