Man stabbed father of girl he and his girlfriend were babysitting

A young Drogheda man fatally stabbed the father of the young girl he and his girlfriend were babysitting, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

Keith Cunningham (aged 19), of Halpin’s Terrace, Drogheda, Co Louth, has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty of the manslaughter of Martin Desmond Kimmins (41) at Rathmullen Park, Drogheda, Co Louth on December 30, 2007.