Murder accused 'stabbed victim to calm him down'

A Dublin man on trial for the murder of a supermarket raider told gardaí he stabbed him twice with a knife to calm him down but he never meant to kill him the Central Criminal Court heard today.

David Wilson (aged 22), of Marigold Avenue, Darndale has pleaded not guilty to murdering Paul Howe (aged 22) as he attempted to make his get away following a robbery at Supervalu on the Howth Road on October 8, 2008.