It is alleged the incident took place after a difficult marriage and a prolonged break up that had a toxic background.

"There’s no way that he should be ringing me 50 times a night,£ the woman said.

A MAN who called his wife “a slutty, dirty tramp and a handicap” was remanded in custody when he appeared at the family law sitting of Portlaoise District Court last week.

A MAN appeared at the family law court in Portlaoise by video link from Cloverhill Prison was charged with two counts of assaulting a woman, causing her harm on two separate occasions.