Sharon Kelly tells murder trial she tried to stop stabbing

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Sharon Kelly told the Central Criminal Court that she tried to stop two men stabbing her boyfriend, Shane Murphy. The proceedings were reported on 25 April 2017.

Dylan Hayes and Ger Hogan were accused of murdering Mr Murphy at The Grove, Pallasgreen, Co Limerick, on 30 April 2015. Both pleaded not guilty.

Ms Kelly said the atmosphere changed when Mr Hayes arrived at her home. She said he headbutted her during an exchange and that Mr Murphy told him to leave.

She said she tried to get between Mr Murphy and the two men but was pushed aside. She said Mr Hayes used a screwdriver and Mr Hogan used a knife, and that she was stabbed multiple times in her hands and back while trying to stop them.

Ms Kelly said that, after Mr Hogan and Mr Hayes left, they tried to instruct her on CPR and how to stem the bleeding. She was due to continue her evidence on Wednesday, 26 April 2017, before Justice Patrick McCarthy and a jury.