'One last chance' for psych report in Twomey case

A 64-YEAR-OLD man who poured a kettle of boiling water over his sleeping wife and attacked her with a claw hammer is to be given “one last chance” to obtain a psychiatric report prior to his sentencing hearing.

- BY OLIVIA KELLEHER

Noel Twomey of Carbery Grove, Knocknaheeny in Cork city pleaded guilty in November of last year to two counts of assault causing harm to his wife of forty years, Jackie Twomey. The attack occurred at the family home on January 15, 2024.

Doctors indicated that Mrs Twomey narrowly avoided sustaining a serious cranial injury in the incident.

They were also concerned that her extensive burns could lead to sepsis.

The 63-year-old mother-of-three suffers from post traumatic stress disorder following the attack. She still has a 3.5cm scar on her scalp.