Wilton murder-accused told gardaí his wife was 'having an affair' and he 'could not tolerate that'

Regin Parithapara Rajan said he 'could not tolerate' his wife cheating on him so he stabbed her, court heard

Regin Parithapara Rajan is on trial on the single charge of murdering 38-year-old Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani at their home at Cardinal Court, Wilton, Cork, on July 14, 2023 File picture: Dan Linehan

The man on trial for the murder of his wife said at the scene that night: “I just stabbed her with a knife in the throat, she was cheating on me, I could not tolerate that. I could not take this. She was the love of my life.” 

This evidence was given on Thursday afternoon at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Cork, where 43-year-old Regin Parithapara Rajan, is on trial on the single charge of murdering 38-year-old Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani at their home at Cardinal Court, Wilton, Cork, on July 14, 2023, contrary to common law.