Man charged after girl (18) slashed in the face three times

A YOUNG man allegedly attacked an 18-year-old girl by slashing her three times in the face with a Stanley knife, leaving her with “life-changing injuries”.

Mark Twomey (20) is also accused of punching and kicking the girl to the head and body in what a detective claimed was an “unprovoked attack” on Golden Lane, Dublin 2, shortly after 7pm on Tuesday night.

The assault was based on the “unfounded” theory that the woman was involved in an incident involving a member of Mr Twomey’s family, a court wastold.

Objecting to bail, Detective Garda Brian Hunt said he believed that Mr Twomey, if released on bail, “presented a danger to people on the street”.

Gda Hunt said it was alleged that the victim was attacked by a man and woman, not known to her, on Golden Lane. The accused was armed with a screwdriver and a Stanley knife, which he had in the waistband of his trousers, the garda said.

The garda alleged Mr Twomey took the woman’s iPhone 6, worth €500, and fled the scene.

Judge Bernadette Owens refused bail and remanded Mr Twomey in custody for one week, to appear before Cloverhill District Court on August 22.

The accused, who is of no fixed abode but from the Bluebell area of Dublin, appeared before Dublin District Court charged with robbery, possession of a knife and seriously assaulting an 18-year-old woman.

Gda Hunt said the victim was left with two separate serious injuries.