A PREGNANT woman was arrested yesterday and charged with three counts of threatening to kill another woman.
The accused woman’s partner was also charged with one count of threatening to kill the same complainant.
Detective Garda Ian Coughlan arrested Joanne Slattery, aged 36, of 1 Lower Bearforest, Mallow, and he brought three charges.
The charges state that on September 23 last year, at the Washington Street courthouse, she allegedly made a threat to a woman that she would kill her or cause her serious harm.
She is accused of similar offences in respect of March 29 and April 6 at an unspecified location this year.
Her partner, Zach Moloney, aged 45, of the same address is accused of threatening to kill the same woman at an unspecified location on March 29 this year.
Det. Garda Coughlan said there was no objection to bail being granted in both cases. However, bail conditions required both accused to have no contact, direct or indirect, with the complainant in this case.
They must also keep a curfew to be home from 11pm every night and abstain from intoxicants.
Inspector Ronan Kenneally said the Director of Public Prosecutions had directed trial by indictment.
He applied to have the case adjourned at Cork District Court yesterday until October 26 to allow time for preparation and service of a book of evidence. Eddie, Burke, solicitor, consented to that application in Slattery’s case. Joseph Cuddigan, solicitor, asked for a one week adjournment in Moloney’s case to see if the accused would be pleading guilty or not guilty.
Judge John Cheatle adjourned the cases until October 26 and October 5 for Slattery and Moloney respectively.
The judge was told that Slattery was due to have a baby very soon.
It is anticipated that ultimately the cases will be dealt with at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.
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