Man, 20, stabbed to death in front of pregnant girlfriend

IRELAND’S latest victim of knife crime, 20-year-old James Joyce, was stabbed to death in front of his pregnant girlfriend after he tried to stop a knife-wielding attacker from stabbing another youth.

Mr Joyce, who was expecting the birth of his girlfriend’s baby in just three months, was stabbed up to four times on Thursday night in St Cronan’s estate in Swords, north Dublin.

Gardaí said the incident was sparked over “a relatively minor disagreement” centring around relationships between a girl and the attacker and the intended target.