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Irish Daily Mirror
23-06-2025
- Irish Daily Mirror
Man poured boiling water on sleeping wife: 'Beyond cruel'
A man who poured a kettle of boiling water over his sleeping wife and attacked her with a claw hammer will be sentenced in November. Noel Twomey of Carbery Grove, Knocknaheeny in Cork previously pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm to his wife of forty years, Jackie Twomey, on January 15th, 2024. The 63 year old was due to be sentenced today at Cork Circuit Criminal Court. Judge Dermot Sheehan had agreed to adjourn sentencing last month to facilitate the preparation of a psychiatric report on the accused. However, the court today heard that a doctor had indicated that there was no basis for a referral through the prison system. Defence barrister Seamus Roche, SC, said that his client 'clearly has difficulties' which need to be assessed. Efforts will be made to obtain a private psychiatric report prior to the sentencing hearing in November. Meanwhile, Ms Twomey previously gave a victim impact statement in relation to the trauma which was inflicted on her by her husband. The mother of three said that 'her life changed' forever on January 15th, 2024 when her husband Noel 'brutally assaulted' her in her bedroom. The Irish Mirror's Crime Writers Michael O'Toole and Paul Healy are writing a new weekly newsletter called Crime Ireland. Click here to sign up and get it delivered to your inbox every week Ms Twomey (63) said that Noel Twomey came in to her bedroom armed with a kettle of boiling water and a claw hammer and attacked her with both. "It was beyond cruel and evil what he did to me. He poured the boiling water on me and hit me a number of times over the head with the hammer. He didn't seem to care about the damage he was doing to me. I thought I was going to die. I remember the pain and screaming. I couldn't believe what was happening. I was in CUH for six days and needed a lot of follow up care. That was the physical side. The psychological trauma is worse. I don't think I will ever be the same person as I was before that night.' Ms Twomey fears going to bed at night following the attack on her person by her husband . 'The nightmares return every night, the pain and memories are there al the time but worse at night. It's hard to put in words how my life has changed and the anxiety and terror that have become part of my life. I should have been safe asleep in my own bed. I need that evil man to be gone for good.' Meanwhile, Det Garda Michael Dolan previously told Judge Dermot Sheehan that Mr Twomey was arrested at 5am on January 15th, 2024 at Bakers Road in Gurranabraher in Cork after he flagged down a patrol car. Ms Twomey had gone to sleep in the safety of her own bed at around 3.30am having arrived home from a social occasion. Det Garda Dolan stated that Mr Twomey made a very conscious decision to boil a pot of water on the stove and to retrieve a claw hammer from his tool box. Det Garda Dolan noted that Mr Twomey 'considered his actions for a short period' and then entered the bedroom where his wife was sleeping. He hit her in the head a number of times with a claw hammer and poured the boiling water over her. Dt Garda Dolan said that Mr Twomey later described the movements of his wife from that night. He had watched the CCTV system that was on the exterior of the property. Det Garda Dolan said that Mr Twomey expressed surprise that his was able to jump up and leave the property following his offending behaviour. He also left the property and flagged down a patrol car. He was visibly soaked in blood and in possession of a blood-stained hammer in a plastic bag. Ms Twomey was treated in intensive care following the incident. A medical report was furnished to the court. Ms Twomey still suffers from 'obvious scarring' to her scalp arising out of the attack. She has a 3.5cm scar on her scalp. When she was hospitalised there was concern that her extensive burns could lead to sepsis. Doctors say that Ms Twomey narrowly avoided a serious cranial injury. She suffers from PTSD arising out of the incident. Mr Twomey will be sentenced on November 26th next. He was further remanded in custody until his next court appearance.
Irish Times
08-05-2025
- Irish Times
‘I thought I was going to die': Woman describes being attacked by husband using boiling water and hammer
A mother of three said she thought she was going to die when her husband of 40 years attacked her at their home by pouring boiling water on her and repeatedly hitting her on the head with a claw hammer as she slept in bed. Jackie Twomey said the attack by Noel Twomey (64) at their home at Carbery Grove, Knocknaheeny, in Cork on January 19th, 2024, left not just physical scars but also psychological scars that continued to haunt her. 'He had boiling water and a claw hammer with him and attacked me with both. It was beyond cruel and evil what he did to me. He poured the boiling water on me and hit me a number of times over the head with the hammer,' Ms Twomey said in her Victim Impact Statement at Cork Circuit Criminal Court . 'He didn't seem to care about the damage he was doing to me. I thought I was going to die. I remember the pain and screaming I couldn't believe what was happening.' READ MORE The accused had earlier pleaded guilty to assault causing harm to his wife by pouring boiling water on her and to assault causing harm to her by hitting with the claw hammer, both offences contrary to Section 3 of the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997. Thanking the gardaí, the paramedics, her own GP and the staff at Cork University Hospital where she spent six days, Ms Twomey said she never thought she would find herself in a courtroom reading her statement. 'The nightmares return every night. The pain and memories are there all the time but worse at night. It's hard to put in words how my life has changed and the anxiety and that have become part of my life,' she said. Earlier Det Garda Mick Dolan said Noel Twomey attacked Ms Twomey after she returned home from being out socialising with family members. Ms Twomey managed to escape the house. Her husband also left the house and was arrested by gardaí on the way to the scene with his shirt covered in blood and carrying a bloodstained hammer. He was arrested and made admissions that he had assaulted his wife. [ Man who hit ex-partner in 'extremely bad assault' has jail term suspended on appeal Opens in new window ] Prosecution barrister, Emmet Boyle, read out a medical report from consultant plastic surgeon Dr Jason Kelly, in which he said that it was only 'happenstance' that Ms Twomey did not die as a result of the hammer attack on her skull. Mr Boyle said that it was the Director of Public Prosecutions' (DPP) view that the offence was at the higher end of the scale for assault causing harm and merited a custodial sentence of between 10 and 15 years. Defence Counsel Seamus Roche SC said the accused had written a letter of apology to his wife, and that he would prefer to have sentencing put back for a psychiatric report because the attack was extraordinary and clearly had a psychiatric overlay. Judge Sheehan said it was important that he give serious consideration to the DPP's view but it was also important that he have the benefit of a psychiatric report before finalising the matter. He adjourned the case until June 26th and remanded Mr Twomey in custody.
BreakingNews.ie
08-05-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Wife says husband poured boiling water on her and attacked her with claw hammer
A woman has spoken of the horror of being asleep in her bed after a night out, only for her husband of 40 years to attack her with boiling water and a claw hammer. Mother of three, Jackie Twomey on Thursday told Cork Circuit Criminal Court that 'her life changed' forever on January 15th, 2024, when her husband Noel 'brutally assaulted' her in her bedroom. Advertisement In a victim impact statement, which was read into evidence Ms Twomey (63) said that Noel Twomey came to her bedroom armed with a kettle of boiling water and a claw hammer and attacked her with both. 'It was beyond cruel and evil what he did to me. He poured the boiling water on me and hit me a number of times over the head with the hammer. He didn't seem to care about the damage he was doing to me. I thought I was going to die. "I remember the pain and screaming. I couldn't believe what was happening. I was in CUH for six days and needed a lot of follow-up care. That was the physical side. The psychological trauma is worse. I don't think I will ever be the same person as I was before that night.' Mr Twomey of Carbery Grove, Knocknaheeny in Cork, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing harm to his wife Jackie on January 15th, 2024. Advertisement One of the counts was for pouring boiling water on his wife, whilst the second was for hitting her with a claw hammer. Ms Twomey said that, arising out of the traumatising incident, she is afraid of 'going to bed.' 'I was going to bed and I fear just sleeping. The nightmares return every night, the pain and memories are there all the time,e but worse at night. It's hard to put in words how my life has changed and the anxiety and terror that have become part of my life. "I should have been safe asleep in my own bed. Advertisement "I have a very supportive family and friends who are 100% behind me. I hope I get peace someday and be happy, but that possibility seems far away. I need that evil man to be gone for good.' Ms Twomey thanked gardaí, paramedics, the staff at CUH and her own doctor for their help following the incident. 'I never thought I would be in a courtroom reading a victim impact statement, I never thought my life would change so much or that I would be living with ongoing physical and psychological pain. "I could write about what the days were like after the attack, trying to recover, but it is still the fear inside me now that's taking over at night. I do hope I get peace sometime in the future.' Advertisement Meanwhile, Dt Garda Michael Dolan told Judge Dermot Sheehan that Mr Twomey was arrested at 5am on January 15th, 2024 at Bakers Road in Gurranabraher in Cork after he flagged down a patrol car. He said that Ms Twomey had gone to sleep in the safety of her own bed at around 3.30am, having arrived home from a social occasion. Det Garda Dolan stated that Mr Twomey made the very conscious decision to boil a pot of water on the stove and to retrieve a claw hammer from his toolbox. Det Garda Dolan said that Mr Twomey 'considered his actions for a short period' and then entered his bedroom where his wife was sleeping. He then hit her in the head a number of times with a claw hammer and poured the boiling water over her. Advertisement Dt Garda Dolan said that Mr Twomey later described the movements of his wife from that night. He had watched the CCTV system that was on the exterior of the property. Det Garda Dolan said that Mr Twomey expressed surprise that he was able to jump up and leave the property following his offending behaviour. He also left the property and flagged down a patrol car. He was visibly soaked in blood and in possession of a blood-stained hammer in a plastic bag. Ms Twomey was treated in intensive care following the incident. A medical report was furnished to the court today, which indicated that Ms Twomey still suffers from 'obvious scarring' to her scalp arising out of the attack. She has a 3.5cm scar on her scalp, and when she was hospitalised there was concern that her extensive burns could lead to sepsis. Doctors say that Ms Twomey narrowly avoided a serious cranial injury. She suffers from PTSD arising out of the incident. Defence barrister Seamus Roche, SC, said that his client made admissions to gardai which were 'detailed and florid.' He also wrote a letter of apology to his wife. The 63-year-old accused has a diagnosis of depression and ASD. Judge Sheehan further remanded Mr Twomey in custody until June 26th next to allow for the preparation of a psychiatric report in the case.
