A 59-year-old woman had boiling water poured over her head and was struck over the head with a claw-hammer by her husband — and on Monday he was jailed for eight years. 64-year-old Noel Twomey, of 18 Carbery Grove, Knocknaheeny, Cork, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing serious harm to his wife, Jackie Twomey, and production of a claw hammer on January 14, 2024. He went upstairs at 3am, where his wife was sleeping. Jackie Twomey, who was attacked by her husband while she was sleeping. Noel Twomey wrote a letter from prison: “I would like to apologise to the court and my wife for what happened.

Source: Irish Examiner February 16, 2026 23:11 UTC