He went on trial for murder but a plea to manslaughter was accepted mid-trial
A 33-year-old man has been jailed for twelve years for killing his father.
David Fortune, of Rutland Grove, Crumlin, Dublin, stabbed him while he was watching the All-Ireland Hurling Final in August 2018.
Our Courts Correspondent Frank Greaney reports:
"By the time he stabbed his father, David Fortune had been drinking and taking drugs with a friend and other family members for two days.
His father, Gerry, didn’t take part but was aware they were socialising in a shed in his back garden.
While he was watching Galway and Limerick play out the 2018 All-Ireland Hurling Final, David stormed into the house after getting involved in a row outside.
Gerry tried to calm him down, but to no avail and he stabbed him once in the neck before jumping out the front window.
He then dragged a woman out of her car and drove it at speed to a nearby hospital where he told staff his father had tried to kill him.
He went on trial for murder but a plea to manslaughter was accepted mid-trial and he was handed a 13-year prison sentence today with the final year suspended."
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