Man ‘gutted’ his stepson after bike was damaged, murder trial told

A man has gone on trial, charged with murdering his stepson by “gutting” him after the deceased had interfered with his bicycle to annoy him.

David Mahon, aged 46, is charged with murdering father-of-one Dean Fitzpatrick on May 26, 2013. The 23-year-old was stabbed in the abdomen on the landing outside Mr Mahon’s apartment at Burnell Square, Northern Cross, on the Malahide road in Dublin.

Dressed in a navy suit, Mr Mahon stood to be arraigned before the Central Criminal Court yesterday and pleaded not guilty. A jury was then sworn in.