Infant watched TV as father stabbed mother

The 21-month-old son of a woman stabbed to death by her estranged partner before he turned a knife on himself sat watching television on the couch as his parents struggled over the weapon, a court has heard.

Hadim Kedik, 32, with an address at 10 Connolly Street, Clonakilty, Co Cork, has pleaded not guilty to murdering Rose Patterson, 30, between April 11 and 12, last year.