'I just snapped' says Dublin man who stabbed mother repeatedly

A man who repeatedly stabbed his mother during a vicious attack told gardaí that he just snapped after she told him to “fuck off”, a court has heard.

A man who repeatedly stabbed his mother during a vicious attack told gardaí that he just snapped after she told him to “f**k off”, a court has heard.

David Murphy (aged 24) initially had trouble remembering the attack, and told investigators: “I just snapped, the next thing I remember is a knife in my hand covered in blood and I just ran”.