A former heroin addict jailed for life for the murder of his friend during an argument over drugs has has his conviction upheld by the Court of Appeal.

A former heroin addict convicted of murdering his friend during an argument over drugs turned to the bereaved family and said “I’m sorry, I didn’t set out to do this,” at his sentencing hearing yesterday.

Addicts sharing a bag of heroin became embroiled in a fatal argument when one failed to find a vein to inject the drug into the other, the Central Criminal Court heard yesterday.