Man who tried to stab partner to death in Cork assault jailed for 9 years

"I truly and honestly believe I was about to die."

A 63-year-old man who tried to kill his partner after she told him she was in love with somebody else has been jailed for nine years.

Patrick O’Rourke tried to stab Donna Foster to death at their home in Ballyvoloon in Cobh, Co Cork on the morning of August 11 last year.