A surgeon told a murder trial today that two wounds found in the deceased’s heart during autopsy, presumed to be caused by a stabbing, were actually caused by him and a colleague.

"I think about it all the time," a 13-year-old girl told the Central Criminal Court today, referring to the day her stepfather was stabbed to death in front of her.

A jury in the Central Criminal Court has heard that a 41-year-old man was stabbed to death in his front drive in Ballyfermot in Dublin by a youth who had broken into his car.

A NEIGHBOUR of murdered father of five Thomas Farrell appeared in court yesterday charged with the fatal stabbing of the 43-year-old.

A 20-year-old man has appeared before Kilmainham district court charged with the murder of Thomas Farrell (43) in his home in Ballyfermot, West Dublin, on Wednesday night.