The Irish Examiner reports that 37 year old Michael Cawley, appeared before Cork District Court where he faced a charge of assault causing harm to Karen Harrington on January 26, 2021.
No facts of the case were outlined in court but the charge sheet refers to the location as being a bus stop at Merchant's Quay in the city.
Defence solicitor Frank Buttimer said the accused was prepared to plead guilty to the charge at the District Court today to the assault which happened about 18 months after the murder of his daughter Santina.
A two week adjournment for sentencing was sought in court today to canvas the question of whether there is to be a victim impact statement
Judge Joanne Carroll adjourned the case until the 8th of June and remanded Michael Cawley on continuing bail until then.
Just last week 38 year old Karen Harrington was found guilty of murdering Santina at her apartment on Boreenmanna Road and was jailed for life.
The toddler died from traumatic brain damage and a severe spinal cord injury after suffering a total of 53 different injuries in Harrington’s flat in the early hours of July 5th 2019.
