THE father of Shane Clancy has said his pacifist son was “not in his right mind” when he stabbed Sebastian Creane to death and seriously wounded Sebastian’s brother and his own former girlfriend.

SHANE CLANCY was finally laid to rest yesterday, with mourners at his funeral told of the “cruel darkness” which led to his tragic death and that of Sebastian Creane last weekend.

THERE has been a 50% jump in serious assaults involving knives over the past six years, according to new crime figures.

The only suspect in a horrific murder-suicide that left two people dead had become overwhelmed by darkness, mourners at his funeral Mass heard today.

Gardaí have reportedly established that the knife used to kill Sebastian Creane in Bray at the weekend was bought by Shane Clancy just an hour before the stabbing.

GARDAÍ suspect the young man who murdered Sebastian Creane before killing himself brought two knives to Mr Creane’s house before the attack.

COMPOSER and singer Phil Coulter paid a moving tribute to Sebastian Creane yesterday, describing him as a man “any father would be delighted to have as a son.”

GARDAÍ suspect that romantic jealousy may have sparked a tragic murder-suicide among of group of young people in Co Wicklow.

A horrific murder/suicide that left two people dead and two others seriously injured may have been sparked by jealousy over a woman, it emerged tonight.