A man in his 40s has been charged in connection with an incident in Cork City in what detectives believe a woman was seriously assaulted in a targeted attack.
The incident took place in a house on Evergreen St, near Cork City centre, on Monday.
The culprit had allegedly fled from the scene and was found on waste ground nearby, where gardaí arrested him.
In a short statement on Wednesday morning, gardaí confirmed that the man would appear before Cork District Court this morning.
It is believed the suspect arrived at the house close to the junction of Summerhill South and forced his way inside where he threatened the woman, who was at home alone with the child, and subjected her to a serious assault.

She managed to get free at around 9.40am, grab her child, and run outside in her slippers to a pharmacy across the road.
Onlookers reporting seeing blood on her clothing.
It is believed she may have suffered slash wounds from a bladed instrument during her struggle to escape.