Victim had a knife: Wexford accused

A Wexford man told gardaí that he was attacked by his ex-girlfriend’s partner and stabbed him with a knife he said the deceased had brought to the scene, a murder trial has heard.

James Connors, aged 29, of Rosemount, Drinagh, Co Wexford, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of James Ryan, aged 27, at Hollyville Heights in Wexford Town on January 25, 2012.

At the Central Criminal Court yesterday, Detective Garda Pat O’Brien said that, on January 27, 2012, he conducted two interviews with Mr Connors at Wexford Garda Station.