Sligo accused says he 'lost control'

A man accused of stabbing his drinking friend to death in a house in Sligo told a murder trial jury today that he "lost control" after the man threatened to hurt him.

Sligo accused says he 'lost control'

A man accused of stabbing his drinking friend to death in a house in Sligo told a murder trial jury today that he "lost control" after the man threatened to hurt him.

Patrick McGrath told the Central Criminal Court in Dublin: "I went into a complete panic. Between terror and panic and shock I lost control."

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