Man stabbed deceased in neck, court hears

A man stabbed his flatmate in the neck with a fork and a screwdriver puncturing his tongue, a murder trial jury heard today.

The Central Criminal Court was told that the accused man, Mr Martin Merrigan (aged 34) was having a homosexual relationship with Mr Mark Egan (aged 42) at their flat in Loreto Court, Rathfarnham, Dublin.