Accused bought knife the same day as stabbing

A man, who was taking medication for schizophrenia, bought a knife for his own protection the same day that he fatally stabbed a homeless man, a murder trial has heard.

Anthony McMahon (aged 27) of Raheen Square, Ballinacurra Weston, Limerick, denies the murder of Anthony O'Shea at Denmark Street, Limerick, on September 29, 2001.