Man accused of stabbing ex-partner twice said he never intended to hurt her. Hombre acusado de apuñalar dos veces a su expareja dijo que nunca tuvo la intención de lastimarla.

The 39-year-old Dublin man Philip Cox, accused of attempted murder, told gardaí he never intended to hurt his partner. Philip Cox, dublinés de 39 años, acusado de intento de asesinato, dijo a Gardaí que nunca tuvo la intención de lastimar a su pareja. 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. Durante un juicio en el Tribunal Penal Central, Cristal O'Brien testificó que Cox la había perseguido con tres cuchillos, amenazando con apuñalarla "en pedazos" y rompiendo dos en el proceso antes de recuperar un tercero. Neighbour Alice McGrath stated that Cox told her he was going to kill his former partner and didn't care "if he did time". La vecina Alice McGrath afirmó que Cox le dijo que iba a matar a su expareja y que no le importaba "si cumpliera condena".