Man admits stabbing woman in forehead and chest after trying to smother her with pillow

The court heard that after creeping into the woman's bedroom the attacker began stabbing her in the forehead and chest and said: "I will kill you now."

The attacker, who cannot be named, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court in Co. Donegal, charged in connection with the brutal attack in July 2020. File photo

A woman suffered a horrific ordeal after a man sneaked into her home and tried to put a pillow over her face before stabbing her a number of times.

The attacker, who cannot be named, appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court in Co. Donegal, charged in connection with the brutal attack in July 2020.