The Central Criminal Court has heard a Dublin man who killed his stepson accepts the jury’s verdict and will not appeal his conviction.

Measuring 5’ 6” and walking with a stick, David Mahon had told gardaí he “wasn’t built for prison”.

David Mahon’s counsel has told his trial jury that his client had no motive to kill his stepson, but every reason not to harm him, due to his love for Dean Fitzpatrick’s mother.

A jury has been told that what David Mahon did in the aftermath of his stepson receiving a fatal stab wound was “straight out of the How to Get Away with Murder handbook”.

The trial of a man charged with murdering his stepson has heard that the deceased had a death wish due to feelings of guilt about his missing sister, Amy Fitzpatrick.

The stepfather of missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick told gardaí that her brother had walked into the knife he was holding, his murder trial has heard.

A man has gone on trial, charged with murdering his stepson by “gutting” him after the deceased had interfered with his bicycle to annoy him.

A Dublin man has gone on trial accused of stabbing his wife’s son to death following a row over his bicycle.

The father of missing schoolgirl Amy Fitzpatrick has made an emotional appeal for information about his daughter’s mysterious disappearance exactly seven years ago.

A former estate agent charged with the murder of his partner’s son is to be served with a book of evidence in five weeks.

A man accused of the murder of his partner’s son, Dean Fitzpatrick, who died following a stabbing last year, has been let out on €15,000 bail.

A 43-year-old man made no reply when he was charged with the murder of his partner Audrey Fitzpatrick’s son, Dean, who died following a stabbing incident last year, a court has heard.

The partner of Dean Fitzpatrick's mother Audrey has been charged with murdering her son in north Dublin last May.

Gardaí are still awaiting instructions from the DPP in relation to the death of Dean Fitzpatrick, Dublin Coroner’s Court heard.

Dean Fitzpatrick, the brother of missing Amy Fitzpatrick, died from a stab wound to the abdomen, Dublin District Coroner’s Court has heard.

Gardaí have released a man they were questioning over the murder of Dean Fitzpatrick in Dublin last May.

Detectives investigating the death of Dean Fitzpatrick have arrested a man.

The President of the High Court said he hoped his decision about who would bury Dean Fitzpatrick would result in the grief borne by all Dean’s extended family being respected.

The High Court has ordered that the body of Dublin man Dean Fitzpatrick be released to his partner.

The funeral of Dublin man Dean Fitzpatrick - who was stabbed to death on the Malahide Road on Saturday night - has been postponed.

A man arrested over the death of the brother of a missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick has been released without charge.

A 42-year-old man questioned about the murder of a 23-year-old in Dublin over the weekend has been released without charge.

Gardaí are continuing to question a 42-year-old man in connection with the murder of Dean Fitzpatrick.

A man in his early 40s has been held overnight by gardaí investigating the murder of 23-year-old Dean Fitzpatrick.

The family of missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick has been engulfed in further trauma after Amy’s brother Dean was fatally stabbed outside his mother’s home.

A man in his forties has been arrested in connection with the killing of a 23-year old man in north Dublin last night.

The heartbroken mother of missing Amy Fitzpatrick has admitted she contemplated taking her own life.

THE mother of missing schoolgirl Amy Fitzpatrick is convinced her daughter is still alive and believes she is living with an older man who has brainwashed her.

THE mother of missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick says she is furious with the Government yesterday after being told a meeting with the Taoiseach was impossible.

SPANISH police have dismissed reports that a body found in the area of the Costa Del Sol where Amy Fitzpatrick disappeared could be that of the missing Irish teenager.

THE estranged parents of Amy Fitzpatrick pleaded with their missing daughter on her 17th birthday today to make contact and end their nightmare.

Today marks one year since Dublin girl Amy Fitzpatrick went missing in Spain.

THE heartbroken family of missing Irish teenager Amy Fitzpatrick have urged the Taoiseach to put pressure on Spain’s prime minister to step up the search for the Dublin girl.

The mother of missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick is due to meet with the Taoiseach this afternoon.

The aunt of missing teenager Amy Fitzpatrick has called for an EU-wide early-warning system to alert authorities about missing children.

A petition is due to be presented to the European Commission in Dublin today as part of a campaign for an EU-wide alert system for missing children.

TAOISEACH Bertie Ahern who met with the family of missing Irish teenager Amy Fitzpatrick in Dublin yesterday has promised a comprehensive review of the investigation into her disappearance.

The Taoiseach has met with the family of missing Irish girl Amy Fitzpatrick.

The parents of missing Irish teenager Amy Fitzpatrick are offering a cash award for information on her whereabouts.

The family and friends of Amy Fitzpatrick are distributing photographs in Morocco today as part of their ongoing search for the missing Irish teenager.

THE 17-year-old brother of missing Dublin girl Amy Fitzpatrick has written her a heartfelt letter begging her to come home, and asking her not to be scared if she’s in a place she cannot escape from.

SPANISH police questioned the brother of missing Dublin girl, Amy Fitzpatrick, for more than an hour yesterday.

SPANISH police investigating the disappearance of Amy Fitzpatrick have asked her family for DNA samples.

Spanish police have interviewed the mother and stepfather of missing Dublin teenager Amy Fitzpatrick.