Dublin man left friend with life-threatening injuries after stabbing

A Dublin man has been sentenced to eight years for stabbing his friend in the stomach and chest leaving him with life-threatening injuries.

Jason Curry (aged 23), who was acquitted of the murder of David Rooney (aged 35) at the Central Criminal Court in October 2009, has a number of previous convictions including another eight-year sentence for stabbing his aunt’s partner in June 2006.