Man, 40s, due in court over assault of woman in Cork City

The Gardai cornered off the area outside this house on Evergreen Road after a woman was stabbed. Picture Dan Linehan

A man in his 40s has been charged in connection with a serious assault of a woman in Cork City during what gardaí believe was a targeted attack.

The incident took place in a house on Evergreen St, near Cork City centre, on Monday.