Man admits killing girlfriend after 'hell of a struggle'

A man on trial for murdering Dubliner Rebecca Hoban over a year ago told gardaí there was “a hell of a struggle” before he killed her at his bedsit.

Man admits killing girlfriend after 'hell of a struggle'

A man on trial for murdering Dubliner Rebecca Hoban over a year ago told gardaí there was “a hell of a struggle” before he killed her at his bedsit.

Clive Butcher, who had been in a relationship with the 28-year-old for about a year before her death, said that she was “fuming, like she was possessed” in the moments before she was stabbed.

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