Trail of blood led gardaí to where man was stabbed

Gardaí followed a trail of blood to the spot where a man was viciously attacked and stabbed by a gang of youths, a court has heard.

Karl Harford, aged 23, and Tony Dempsey, aged 20, pleaded guilty to committing violent disorder at the Basin St flat complex, Dublin 8 on July 11, 2013.

Both men had been on bail at the time for other offences.