Stab accused intended to 'put frighteners' on men

A man who stabbed a young Dublin computer analyst said he was handed a knife by his friend as he left a party and intended only to defend himself and “put frighteners” on a couple of young men waiting outside for him, a murder trial heard today.

At the Central Criminal Court Det Sgt Gerald Feeney was giving evidence on the seventh day of the trial of 21 year-old Stephen Kelly.