A garda alleged that the accused would not let his wife leave the apartment without him.

Jeffrey Kelly, age 44, of Sheephill Avenue, Blanchardstown, Dublin, is accused of attacking Joseph Morgan, who suffered "life-changing injuries" on September 10th.

A former waiter previously "targeted" after posting a social media threat has been charged with using a kettle of boiling water to scald a cellmate who suffered severe burns in a Cloverhill Prison attack

The man is due before the Criminal Courts of Justice on Thursday.

Gardaí said no arrests have yet been made in connection with the matter

Sonia Connolly (37) is accused of violent disorder on a bus in Dublin last May

Four men in their teens were arrested and questioned in connection with the attack in recent days