An appeal brought by a Turkish barber against the murder conviction he received for stabbing his partner to death in front of their 21-month-old son has been dismissed by the Court of Criminal Appeal.

A man who stabbed his partner to death in front of their 21-month-old son before turning the knife on himself has been found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

A jury has been sworn to hear the trial of a Turkish barber charged with murdering a Cork mother-of-three.