Jury in McDonald trial hears of phone conversations prior to death of ex-partner

A jury has heard phone conversations took place between a 50-year-old Kildare man and his ex-partner before he called to her home and stabbed her to death.

Michael McDonald of Barnhill, Castledermot, denies murdering 31-year-old Breda Cummins at Michael Dooley Terrace in Athy, on May 13th 2010.