Man who threatened to stab pregnant woman and said 'women deserve to be bate' jailed

No reason for Keith O’Leary’s behaviour was given

Judge Behan imposed a sentence of four years with the last 18 months suspended at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on Monday. File photo

A man stood on a bed and threatened the pregnant woman lying there in the early hours of the morning with the words: “All women deserve to be bate”.

This woman and her partner had to barricade themselves into the bedroom after hearing the man rummaging in a cutlery drawer in the kitchen. He repeatedly stabbed the barricaded door during a 999 call that recorded what was happening over a period of 35 minutes.