"A Dublin man who stabbed his "good friend" in the neck has taken the stand at his murder trial, telling the jury that he just wanted to scare the deceased, who he said had threatened to throw grenades through his window."
"Joseph Lawlor (39) told the Central Criminal Court today: "I just wanted to scare him, to tell him to go away"."
Joseph Lawlor (39) took the stand at the Central Criminal Court during a murder trial. He admitted stabbing his "good friend" in the neck and described the incident as an attempt to frighten the deceased. Lawlor said the deceased had threatened to throw grenades through his window and that his intention was to tell him to go away. He told the court, "I just wanted to scare him, to tell him to go away". Lawlor emphasized a lack of intent to kill and framed the act as a response to alleged threats. The case concerns charges of murder arising from the stabbing.
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