Man accused of manslaughter wished he could 'turn back the clock'

A young man accused of manslaughter has said he wished to "turn back the clock" on the night he allegedly hit a middle-aged Sligo native, who died in a coma six weeks later .

David McCabe (aged 24) of Cloonlara Road, Finglas told his counsel in Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that he panicked and ran after he "swung around and caught" Mr Kevin Durcan outside a chip shop on Parkgate Street.