He said he fell on the blade, unable to betray his love

FOUR summers ago Peter McBride hugged his mother goodbye in the living room of their London home.

He said he fell on the blade, unable to betray his love

It was to be her final chance to beg him to leave his violent girlfriend.

Marian and her husband Sean were going home to Ireland, where they were preparing to retire — 25-year-old Peter laughed off his mother’s pleas.

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