Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in relation to a burglary and assault incident in Cork city on May 13, 2021.
Shortly after 6am, Gardaí from the Community Engagement Unit in Togher received a report that a Burglary had just occurred at a house on Model Farm Road, Bishopstown, Cork.
Gardaí were informed that a man had entered the house and was disturbed by the female occupants. During the burglary a struggle ensued and the man slammed a door shut on one of the women's hand. The man then fled the scene. The woman did not require medical attention after the incident.
A detailed description of the man was circulate to all Gardaí on duty in the area and shortly before 6.30am a man, aged in his 40s , was arrested on Wilton Road following a short foot chase. He was brought to Togher Garda Station and detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984.
He has since been charged and is due to appear before Cork City District Court this morning at 10.30am.
