Man: I would have told gardaí anything

A man has told his murder trial that he would have said anything to get his garda interviews finished when he described the woman he killed as "a complication".

Robert Corbet said he lost self-control and couldn’t stop gripping Aoife Phelan around her neck after she threatened to ruin his life.

Mr Corbet, aged 25, of Capoley, Sheffield Cross, Co Laois, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Ms Phelan, aged 30, at Capoley. He has admitted her manslaughter between October 25 and November 7.