Cork man admits unprovoked assault on social media influencer in case of mistaken identity

Accused hit and pushed the victim, who fell and suffered a dislocation and fracture to her right ankle and she had to be taken by ambulance to hospital, court told

Defendant told court he thought Selina Regazzoli, pictured, was someone else who was harassing him. Picture: Instagram

A Cork man confessed to assaulting a 35-year-old businesswoman and social media influencer in Cork city centre almost two years ago in what was described as a case of mistaken identity.

25-year-old Conor Greaney, of Farranferris Avenue, Farranree, Cork, was arraigned at Cork Circuit Criminal Court on the single count on the indictment. He replied: “Guilty”, to the charge that at about 9.40am on March 7, 2024, outside the GPO on Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork, he assaulted Dublin boutique owner Selina Regazzoli, who was 35 at the time, causing her harm.