Cork man sent message to ex-partner saying 'I will chop you up', court told

It was among a number of texts and calls made in a two-hour period in the early hours of Sunday morning

The man was remanded in custody until March 30. File picture

“I will chop you up” — that was one of the voicemails received in the early hours of the morning by a young woman from her ex-partner.

The man was brought before Cork District Court where there was an objection to bail on a charge of breaching a Domestic Violence Act order, putting his ex-partner in fear.