Husband was choking his wife until child shouted for him to stop, Cork court told

The court heard that the woman feared for her life

While the defendant pleaded guilty to one charge of non-fatal strangulation, Cork Circuit Criminal Court was told of other incidents. File picture: Larry Cummins

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A woman feared she was going to die when caught by the throat by her drunken and angry husband who only removed his hands when one of their young children shouted at him to stop.