Woman's allegations are 'a lie', accused tells Cork death threat trial

The complainant had claimed that he came into the house uninvited, with a knife, tapped her leg with it, held a knife to her cheek and threatened to kill her

The court heard the complainant testify: “I woke to Jamie McKenzie tapping my leg with the end of a knife, saying ‘I am here now, I am in your room, what are you going to do?’ .

A Cork man accused of standing over the bed of a mother of three in Carrigaline tapping a knife against her leg said he absolutely did not do that and said: “It’s a lie.” 

Prosecution barrister Imelda Kelly said it was fanciful to suggest that he had simply called over to see his friend at around 6am. Jamie McKenzie said it was more fanciful to suggest that he had gone into the house and woken her by tapping a knife against her leg.