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Case No. 27444Assault · Co. Cork · 30 Mar 2022

Man remanded after threatening to kill woman with knife in Skibbereen

Marius Karanauskas, a 45-year-old man, was remanded in custody on 30 March 2022 after being charged with threatening to kill a woman with a knife at The Square, Skibbereen, following a dog fight between his dog and two of the woman's dogs. He was detained at Clonakilty Garda Station and appeared before a special sitting of Macroom District Court, where he was remanded until 12 April. Separately, a male of unknown age was hospitalised with serious injuries after an assault at the Boardwalk in Cork city centre at approximately 5pm on 30 March 2022, and another male was detained. Gardaí's investigation into the Cork city assault was ongoing.

  1. Reportednot reported
  2. Arrested30 Mar
  3. Chargednot reported
  4. In court30 Mar
  5. Verdict
  6. Sentenced
reportedhappened, not reportedlatest stagenot yet

Key facts

consolidated from all reports
What happened
  • A man was charged with threatening to kill a woman with a knife after a dog fight between his dog and two of the woman's dogs.
  • A male was hospitalised with serious injuries following an assault at the Boardwalk in Cork city centre, and another male was detained.
Where
  • The threat was made at The Square, Skibbereen, and the suspect was detained at Clonakilty Garda Station.
  • The assault took place at the Boardwalk in Cork city centre, and an area between Grand Parade and South Mall was sealed off.
When
The threat occurred at approximately 4:30pm on 29 March 2022, and the assault occurred at approximately 5pm on 30 March 2022.
Charges
The suspect was charged with making a threat to kill under Section 5 of the Non Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 and with producing a knife under Section 11 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990.
In court
The suspect appeared before a special sitting of Macroom District Court, where Judge Colm Roberts presided, Gardaí lodged an objection to bail, and the defence said the client was not applying for bail.
Sentence
The suspect was remanded in custody until 12 April at Skibbereen District Court.
Investigation
Gardaí's investigation into the Cork city assault was ongoing.
Other details
The suspect said he was upset for his dog and lost connections, and the age of the injured male in Cork city was unknown.
20 statements extracted from the articles
  • whatA man was charged with threatening to kill a woman with a knife (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatThe incident was triggered by a dog fight between his dog and two of the woman's dogs (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatOne male was removed by ambulance and brought to hospital with serious injuries. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whatAnother male was detained by gardaí. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe threat was made at The Square, Skibbereen (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe suspect was detained at Clonakilty Garda Station (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereThe assault took place at the Boardwalk in Cork city centre. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whereAn area of the boardwalk between Grand Parade and South Mall was sealed off. (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe incident occurred at approximately 4:30pm on Tuesday 29 March 2022 (corkbeo.ie)
  • whenThe assault occurred at approximately 5pm on Wednesday 30 March 2022. (corkbeo.ie)
  • investigationGardaí's investigations into the incident were ongoing. (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeHe was charged with making a threat to kill under Section 5 of the Non Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997 (corkbeo.ie)
  • chargeHe was charged with producing a knife in the course of committing an offence under Section 11 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act 1990 (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtHe appeared before a special sitting of Macroom District Court (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtJudge Colm Roberts presided over the hearing (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtGardaí lodged an objection to bail (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtThe defence solicitor said the client was not applying for bail (corkbeo.ie)
  • courtThe suspect was remanded in custody until 12 April at Skibbereen District Court (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherThe suspect said he was upset for his dog and lost connections (corkbeo.ie)
  • otherThe age of the injured male was unknown. (corkbeo.ie)

The reporting

newest first
  1. 30 Mar2022
    Arrestedcorkbeo.ie, follow-up
    Gardai rush to Cork city assault as male hospitalised with serious injuries

    Initial breaking-news report of the assault; victim's age unknown, suspect unnamed, investigation ongoing.

    victim, malesuspect, male
  2. 30 Mar2022
    In courtcorkbeo.ie, first report
    Man charged after threatening to kill Cork woman with knife after dog fight

    First report of the incident and court appearance. Details the charges, the dog-fight trigger, the suspect's statements after caution, and the remand in custody.

    suspect, Marius Karanauskas, 45, male, named, non-irish (judged from name)Marius Karanauskasvictim, female