Man accused of killing could have taken tablets, court told

A man accused of a cut-throat killing could have taken sleeping tablets or painkillers along with alcohol before he kicked and then stabbed an older man to death in Inchicore four years ago.

A murder trial jury has heard that there is no issue that John Cleary killed Kenneth Foley outside a flat in an 'old folks complex' in Inchicore: the only issue is whether it was murder or manslaughter.