Man with blood on his face told gardaí 'it's me you want' for murder of daughter's partner

One witness told the court that the defendant had no top on and had "blood on his belly" on the afternoon of the alleged killing

The Central Criminal Court heard that Mark Whelan entered his brother-in-law's flat soon after the alleged murder while he was topless and bloodied and had kept repeating the phrase: "I have killed the last of the seven saints." File photo

A man accused of murdering his daughter’s partner had blood splatter on his face when he called to a local garda station, where he later was heard to say "It's me that you want", the Central Criminal Court has heard.

The court also heard from the accused man's brother-in-law, who said that defendant Mark Whelan entered his flat soon after the alleged murder while he was topless and bloodied and had kept repeating the phrase: "I have killed the last of the seven saints."