Cork man made death threats to woman and wielded broken bottle at arresting gardaí

Court heard accused has 'acute mental health issues, exacerbated by polysubstance abuse'

Accused admitted making dearth threats and holding up broken bottles to gardaí. Picture Dan Linehan

A young woman was terrified to receive death threats from a man by text and voicemail and when gardaí went to arrest him he wielded broken glass bottles and resisted arrest.

Garda Kate Kelly gave evidence of Scott O’Regan threatening to kill a woman on New Year’s Eve, December 31 2022.