Man denied putting fear in his former partner at her home in Laois
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A MAN denied putting his former partner in fear by banging on her front door and shouting through the letter box when his case was heard at an in-camera hearing at Portlaoise Family Law Court last week.
The case was conducted by video link from Cloverhill Prison, where the 27-year-old is being held on remand and who cannot be named due to reporting restrictions around family law cases.
The defendant was charged with breaching a protection order at a house in Co Laois on 25 March.
“I’m guilty for being at the house, but I didn’t put her in fear,” he told Judge Andrew Cody.
“He banged on the door and shouted in the letterbox and did put her in fear,” said garda sgt JJ Kirby.
The man replied: “I went up to the door and knocked on it and asked to see the children. She might have got a fright, but I did not put her in fear.” Judge Cody remanded the man on bail to the 12 February sitting of the court, where a full hearing into the case will be held.
