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Heroin addict sorry over stabbing of friend, murder trial hears

Date
2015-11-09
Stage
Trial
Primary locality
Cork
County
Cork

Summary

In a Central Criminal Court hearing on 9 November 2015, Peter Jackson, 41, pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter for stabbing David Hamilton, 31, on 4 May 2012 at a house on Kerryhall Road, Fairhill, Co Cork. Jackson, a heroin addict, claimed the act was accidental, stating he wanted Hamilton's family to know he was sorry. Prosecutor Thomas O'Connell SC described how Jackson had tried to inject Hamilton after injecting himself, leading to an argument over a vein and resulting in Jackson stabbing Hamilton in the chest with a knife. Garda Donal O'Casey testified that Jackson had been interviewed three times at Gurranabraher Garda Station and had told the officers, "It was a complete accident. I'm sorry." Jackson also admitted knowing Hamilton for about 14 years and that he had never intended harm. The trial proceeded with a jury and Justice Isobel Kennedy scheduled to continue the next day.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Heroin addict sorry over stabbing of friend, murder trial hears. Charges or matters: murder, but guilty to the the manslaughter of Wexford man David Hamilton (31), at a house on Kerryhall Road on May 4, 2012; murder; manslaughter. Procedural stage: trial

When:

Case subjects

Peter Jackson

Accused

Charges: murder; manslaughter (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Unnamed man

Accused

Charges: murder, but guilty to the the manslaughter of Wexford man David Hamilton (31), at a house on Kerryhall Road on May 4, 2012 (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Places mentioned

Court Venue
  • Central Criminal Court
Residence
Incident
  • Kerryhall Road
Garda Station
  • is attached to Gurranabraher Garda Station
  • Mr Jackson at Gurranabraher Garda Station
Secondary Mention

Topics

Drugs Stage Trial Violent Crime

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