Patrick Ballard who has been charged with assault causing harm to Sharon BennetA mother-of-two who was subjected to an alleged serious assault in Ennis last month has lost her fight for life in hospital. She said gardaí had received a number of independent eye witnesses statements concerning the alleged assault as part of their investigation. She said CCTV footage from a number of premises in the vicinity of the alleged assault had also been collected. Ms Godfrey told the court that Mr Ballard tried to take his own life on two occasions in the two weeks prior to the alleged assault on Ms Bennett. After failing to secure bail in the district court, Mr Ballard is scheduled to apply for bail in the High Court on Thursday, February 11.

Source: Irish Independent February 10, 2021 16:30 UTC