Cobh murder accused claims he 'wanted to scare' chef and apologises for killing him

Dylan Scannell told the court the sword 'was a gift from a client in the tattoo shop'

Dylan Scannell (pictured) told the court on Tuesday: 'I didn’t want to hurt anyone. I didn’t think I could hurt anyone by hitting him in the leg. I just thought he would get a fright.' File picture: Dan Linehan

The tattoo artist on trial for murdering a young man in Cobh by slashing his leg with a sword said on Tuesday he was sorry for killing him but claimed that his only intention was to scare him and not hurt anyone.

The prosecution said he was lying and that he almost amputated the left leg of the deceased.