Cork court hears of struggle between man and shop assistant over bottle of Southern Comfort

The accused was remanded in custody with consent to High Court bail

The alleged incident is said to have happened at Tesco Express on South Main Street, Cork, on January 27. File picture

A bottle of Southern Comfort was at the centre of an alleged incident where a shop assistant tried to hold on to it while a man at the counter pulled it from her hands.

This was the scenario described by Sergeant John Kelleher at Cork District Court in the case against 41-year-old Michael O’Connor of no fixed address who was remanded in custody with consent to High Court bail.