Man told gardai he 'lost the head'

A man accused of murder told garda∅ he "lost the head" when he stabbed his sister's boyfriend "20 or 30 times", a jury at the…

A man accused of murder told garda∅ he "lost the head" when he stabbed his sister's boyfriend "20 or 30 times", a jury at the Central Criminal Court heard yesterday. Mr John Paul Hayes (23), Belcamp Green, Coolock, Dublin, denies murdering Francis Moore (33) at his home in Coultry Road, Ballymun, Dublin, on June 13th, 1999.

The case continues today.

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