Drug-user who thought he was Jesus Christ tried to murder flatmate in Limerick apartment

Accused had taken so many drugs he believed he was Jesus Christ and stabbed victim around the head, neck, chest and leg and repeatedly told him: 'I'll kill you', court heard

The court heard Dominik Biber, 25, of Ellen Street, Limerick, had such 'mad strength' that when the victim, Tomasz Grosser, 60, squeezed his testicles as hard as he could in an effort to stop the attack, it had no effect.

A Polish national who attempted to murder his flatmate during a prolonged knife attack after taking so many drugs he believed he was Jesus Christ, in a "ferocious and spontaneous eruption of terrible violence", has been jailed for 11 years.

The court heard Dominik Biber, 25, of Ellen Street, Limerick, had such “mad strength” that when the victim, Tomasz Grosser, 60, squeezed his testicles as hard as he could in an effort to stop the attack, it had no effect.