Homem acusado de esfaquear ex-companheira duas vezes disse que nunca teve intenção de machucá-la. Man accused of stabbing ex-partner twice said he never intended to hurt her.

O homem de Dublin, Philip Cox, de 39 anos, acusado de tentativa de homicídio, disse aos policiais que nunca teve a intenção de machucar seu parceiro. The 39-year-old Dublin man Philip Cox, accused of attempted murder, told gardaí he never intended to hurt his partner. Durante um julgamento no Tribunal Criminal Central, Cristal O'Brien testemunhou que Cox a perseguiu com três facas, ameaçando esfaqueá-la "em pedaços" e quebrando duas no processo antes de recuperar uma terceira. During a trial at the Central Criminal Court, Cristal O'Brien testified that Cox had chased her with three knives, threatening to stab her "to pieces" and breaking two in the process before retrieving a third. A vizinha Alice McGrath afirmou que Cox disse a ela que iria matar seu ex-parceiro e não se importava "se cumprisse pena". Neighbour Alice McGrath stated that Cox told her he was going to kill his former partner and didn't care "if he did time".