A woman who was attacked by her former partner at their home in Cork was convinced he was going to kill her, a court heard today.
Patrick O’Rourke of Cooline Drive, Ballyvoloon in Cobh pleaded guilty to the attempted murder of Donna Foster on the morning of August 11, last year.
The court heard that he grabbed a knife and carried out a “vicious and frenzied” attack after she told him she was in love with someone else.
Ms Foster was joined in the witness box by one of her daughters as Mr O’Rourke sobbed uncontrollably in the dock over her shoulder.
She described the attack as “frenzied” and unprovoked and said she was convinced she was going to die.
She told his sentence hearing that she still suffers both physically and psychologically and has not been able to return to work since.
She said she lost her business as a make-up artist because of what happened and hopes she will be able to move on one day and make some happy memories with her family.
The pair had been together for over 14 years and the court heard that Mr O’Rourke left his wife and family to be with her.
His friend Declan O’Connor described him as a “friend to all” and a “decent human being” who had done a wrong and was man enough to admit it.
The 63-year-old will be sentenced next Friday.
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