05/03/2013

Jury Hears Phone Call Made By Paul Byrne As Wife Stabs Him To Death

A jury today heard a 999 phone call made by the late Paul Byrne, crying for help as his wife stabbed him to death.

The engineer, 48, told the operator, "My wife is stabbing me", "She is trying to kill me".

Mr Byrne was stabbed over 60 times by Tanya Doyle at their home in Pairc Gleann Trasna, Aylesbury, on 4th September 2009.

She admits the killing, however she denies murder.

(CD/GK)

Related Irish News Stories
Click here for the latest headlines.

16 February 2018
State Still Waiting For New Schools To Built From 2013
Fianna Fáil has criticised the Government over its "failure to get to grips with its own annual plans for the construction of new schools across Ireland over the last five years". Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Education and Skills, Thomas Byrne, said that construction is yet to even start on five schools which were first announced in 2013.
16 August 2016
CAO System Reform Of 'Critical Importance' - FF
The CAO system must be reformed and entry levels into third level education broadened, Fianna Fáil Spokesperson on Education and Skills, Thomas Byrne, has said. Deputy Byrne said it was of "critical importance" to implement more meaningful and ambitions reforms to the CAO and Leaving Cert system.
17 June 2015
'Work Best Way Out Of Poverty' - ESRI Report
'Work is the best way out of poverty', Fine Gael has said, a statement it claims has been confirmed by the latest ESRI report. Making the comments Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, said that the report highlights that more must be done to incentivise and support people into work.
15 June 2015
Twenty New Jobs Announced In Dublin
Fine Gael has welcomed the creation of 20 new jobs in the Digital Hub in Dublin 8. Dublin South Central TD, Catherine Byrne, said:"The announcement by Megatransfert SAS of 20 new jobs at their base in the Digital Hub is really welcome for Dublin 8 and the South West Inner City.
24 March 2015
Govt Considering Legislation To Take Water Charge From Wages
The government is considering introducing legislation to allow for the recovery of unpaid water charges directly from people's wages. It is understood that the legislation would seek to make a distinction between those who cannot pay and those who will not pay.