Father tells court of difficulty raising son accused of murder

The father of a man accused of murdering a Cavan women by stabbing her to death in her front garden has given evidence in the Central Criminal Court at Dublin telling the court his son was difficult and always different from his other children.

Brendan McGahern, 28, with an address at Corlismore in Co Cavan has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Amy Farrell at Glenlara, Cavan, on January 20, 2006, but guilty to her manslaughter by way of diminished responsibility.