Murder accused who told gardai he wanted to kill victim 'stone dead' convicted after failing to convince jury of lack of intent

by Fionnuala Walsh A man who broke into a fellow hostel resident's room dressed in a balaclava and armed with a knife before telling gardai he wanted to kill the victim "stone dead" has been convicted of murder, after failing to convince a jury of his lack of intent. The jury, who also heard that Ro