Woman asked 'what about my kids?' before she was stabbed, court told

A man who admits stabbing his girlfriend but denies her murder told gardai she asked, "what about my kids?" before he stuck a knife in her neck.

A man who admits stabbing his girlfriend but denies her murder told gardaí she asked, "what about my kids?" before he stuck a knife in her neck.

Darren Murphy (40) of Dan Desmond Villas in Passage West, Co Cork has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Olivia Dunlea at her home in Pembroke Crescent, but pleaded guilty to her manslaughter. His plea was not accepted and he is on trial at the Central Criminal Court.