Accused Dublin man said he stabbed victim in bed
Trevor Corr, aged 39, has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of James Humphries, aged 32, at Kiltalown Way in Tallaght on September 22, 2013.
Opening the trial yesterday Denis Vaughan Buckley, prosecuting, told the jury of five women and seven men, that, on the night paramedic Brian Murphy received an emergency call from a man working at a Chinese restaurant.
The court heard the restaurant was across the road from the accused man’s home in west Dublin.
“This gentleman who worked in the Chinese restaurant across the road from the scene, went to the assistance of the deceased,” said counsel.
Counsel said the proposed evidence of Mr Murphy was that he spoke to a man on the phone who told him a man had been stabbed and “the man who done it was still there”.
“He [Mr Murphy] heard a different man in the background say ‘fuck off’ and ‘I walked into the bedroom and I stabbed him in the bed’.
“It is our contention the person who said that was the accused.”
Counsel said gardaí arrived at the scene at 6.35pm on September 22, 2013, where the accused was asked his name and “he replied Trevor Corr”.
“Mr Corr was asked what happened and he replied saying ‘would you not stab him if he was lying in your bed’,” said counsel.
The court heard when the accused was asked what happened again, he replied saying: “I stabbed him, he was in my bed.”
Yesterday,
Tallaght Hospital doctor Arthur Hennessey told the court a man identified as James Humphries arrived to the hospital in cardiac arrest with a wound to his upper right chest.
The court heard that, prior to the arrival of the ambulance at 6.36pm, CPR was carried out by paramedics. Mr Humphries was pronounced dead at 19.08pm.
The second witness of the day called to give evidence was Jason Hart, who was working at the Chinese take- away in Tallaght on September 22, 2013.
The court heard Mr Hart was doing security at the restaurant and he was also “a delivery man”.
The trial continues on Monday.
