Young Cork man threatened to 'chop woman open and stab her to death', court told

A garda told the court the defendant 'is obsessed with her, and she is terrified of him'

The accused was remanded in custody for sentencing on March 5. File picture: Larry Cummins

A 21-year-old man who confessed to making a threat to kill a young woman where he texted another person saying that she was going to be tied, chopped and murdered, was remanded in custody for sentencing on March 5.

Ruairí Lally appeared at Cork Circuit Criminal Court where evidence was given on the background to the crime and the defendant’s own background.