Cork man who made death threats to woman and wielded broken bottle at gardaí is jailed

Defendant has acute mental health issues, exacerbated by polysubstance abuse, court told

Judge imposed a sentence of three years, with the last year suspended, on the accused. Picture: Larry Cummins

A two-year jail term was imposed on a man who terrified a young woman by sending her death threats, as the judge noted he was beginning to show some insight into how the victim was impacted by his actions.

Aggravating the situation when gardaí went to arrest him, he wielded broken glass bottles and resisted.