Murder accused 'lost temper' with victim, court told

A 50-year-old man who stabbed an Aids patient to death in St James’s Hospital has told a murder trial jury he lost his temper after warning the man to stay away from young boys.

Murder accused 'lost temper' with victim, court told

A 50-year-old man who stabbed an Aids patient to death in St James’s Hospital has told a murder trial jury he lost his temper after warning the man to stay away from young boys.

Patrick Gilraine said his intention was to “frighten” his friend Kevin Dowler when he confronted him with a knife as he lay in his hospital bed.

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