Man remanded in custody after 'assaulting' woman near park in Dublin
The accused, who was named as Hoyda Hamad, appeared in Dublin District Court at the Central Criminal Court on Saturday.
The 35-year-old, of no fixed abode, was arrested on the East Wall Road after the alleged incident and charged with a section 2 assault.
In addition, he was also charged with providing a false or misleading name and address to a member of An Garda Síochána.
Hamad was also charged with using or engaging in threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent to provoke a breach of the peace.
He was remanded in custody and will appear before Cloverhill Courthouse on Wednesday, July 30.
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