Patrick O’Rourke jailed for attempted murder in Cork

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Patrick O’Rourke was jailed for nine years for attempted murder at the Central Criminal Court on 2 December 2016. He had pleaded guilty to stabbing Donna Foster at their Cooline Drive home in Cobh, Co Cork, on 11 August 2015. He also received a concurrent three-and-a-half-year sentence for assault causing harm to a minor.

The nine-year sentence was backdated to the date he went into custody. Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy took account of O’Rourke’s guilty plea, cooperation, remorse, age and previous good character when imposing sentence.