A man charged with murdering another man in a “frenzied” knife attempted to flee Limerick District court yesterday morning.

A dispute over a betting docket led to a pensioner inflicting stab wounds on a fellow punter in a Limerick pub where they watched on television a horse they backed, Limerick Circuit Court heard.

A bread deliveryman who was shot in a Limerick petrol station three years ago died from multiple gunshot wounds, the Central Criminal Court has heard.