Son lay dead on road as I walked home: father

The father of a 17-year-old student, stabbed to death in Killarney, Co Kerry, three years ago, yesterday told an inquest how he was informed of the tragedy as he approached the road in which his dead son lay.

Denis Lyne was walking home after being with a friend in a licensed premises in the town when he saw a lot of activity in the Ross Rd area where his family lived.

He had earlier made a number of attempts to phone his son, Stephen, on Jun 18, 2009, after the teen had not returned home as expected. He had assumed his son’s phone had been switched off.