Gardaí outline murder accused's claim that his wife stabbed herself to death

The Anne Colomines murder trial heard that Renato Gehlen said he took a yellow kitchen knife and sliced his arms and legs

Detective Garda Kevin Keyes (pictured) told the Central Criminal Court in Dublin today that Mr Gehlen said his wife complained that he wasn't giving her space and took a Stanley knife and started to cut her own neck. Photo: Collins Courts

Renato Gehlen, who denies murdering his wife Anne Colomines, told gardaí that she stabbed herself to death after telling him: "If I'm going to fuck me up I'm going to be sure to fuck you up," the Central Criminal Court has heard.

Detective Garda Kevin Keyes told prosecuting counsel Karl Finnegan BL that following his arrest Mr Gehlen was interviewed at Mountjoy Garda Station on 10 November, 2017. The detective said Mr Gehlen told gardaí that he was trying to get his wife to speak to him and asked if she was seeing anyone else.