Murder accused 'never meant to kill' victim, court hears

The ex-girlfriend of a man accused of murder testified today that he telephoned her and said he and others only went to the victim’s house for money and never meant to kill him.

28-year-old Patrick Walsh was found lying on his own bed with 13 stab wounds after he was murdered during a robbery, it was claimed at the opening of the first murder trial in Cork city in the history of the State.