The crime took place in Kilcock on February 8, 2024 where a nephew of the deceased’s partner is accused
A woman told the trial of the man accused of murdering her husband in Kildare that her partner was an alcoholic who was physically abusive when drunk and that she had lived “in a constant state of fear” of being killed by him.
Witness Emma Farrell told the Central Criminal Court jury that her husband’s violence could “erupt spontaneously without any provocation” on her part and the deceased was “the type of guy who had no fear.”
Ryan Kearney (39), with an address at Loughnamona Drive, Leixlip, Co Kildare has pleaded not guilty to murdering Jeffrey Jackson (50) at The Lamps, School Street, Kilcock, Co Kildare on February 8, 2024.
Breda Kearney was Mr Jackson’s partner in the months before his death. She has given evidence that when she returned home after a brief trip to the shop she was met by her bloodied nephew Ryan Kearney, who told her he had stabbed her partner in the neck and thought he was dead.
In his garda interviews, Mr Kearney said that he took a knife off his aunt’s enraged partner after a scuffle and gave him “a few jabs with it” telling detectives that he had no intention to kill and was in fear for his life.
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