Father-of-four fatally stabbed man outside his home in defence of his family and property, court hears

"A jury has viewed CCTV footage of the moment a father of four fatally stabbed a man outside his home in what he later told gardaí was an act in defence of his family and his property."

"The trial also heard today that the accused man, Patrick Murphy, seemed "slightly nervous" when gardaí knocked on his door within hours of the death of 20-year-old Jordan Ronan and "muttered" under his breath, saying: "This is a load of bol****s.""

A jury viewed CCTV footage showing a father of four fatally stabbing a man outside his home. The father later told gardaí that the killing was an act in defence of his family and his property. The deceased was 20-year-old Jordan Ronan. Gardaí arrived within hours of Ronan's death and knocked on the accused's door. The accused, identified as Patrick Murphy, appeared slightly nervous during that encounter and muttered under his breath: "This is a load of bol****s." The CCTV footage and the accused's demeanour during the gardaí encounter were part of the trial evidence.

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