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A young man charged with an attack on a businesswoman and social media influencer on a busy city centre street insisted to Gardaí that he was "not a monster."

The man told the court that he is now 40 years old and did not want to be coming in and out of court for the rest of his life.

Det Garda Breen had no objection to the accused being remanded on bail

She also faces charges of engaging in threatening behaviour and being drunk and a danger.

Solicitor has argued that if bail was refused the accused could find himself in custody for months waiting for the case to be heard

It was alleged that 80 image files and 18 video files were found on the phone.

The case centres on allegations that he had passports in the names of two babies who died within three months of birth in 1952 and 1953.

Cork District Court heard that Hilary Alekasandrova had several previous convictions

Senior counsel Michael Bowman was country’s top-paid criminal legal aid barrister in 2023

 Judge Mary Dorgan imposed a four month prison term on the accused, who had 16 previous convictions