Father-of-four fatally stabbed man outside his home in defence of his family and property, court hears

The Criminal Courts of Justice

A jury has viewed CCTV footage of the moment a father of four fatally stabbed a man outside his home in what he later told gardaí was an act in defence of his family and his property.

The trial also heard today that the accused man, Patrick Murphy, seemed “slightly nervous” when gardaí knocked on his door within hours of the death of 20-year-old Jordan Ronan and “muttered” under his breath, saying: “This is a load of bol****s.”