Man who stabbed bar manager ‘without warning’ believed ‘aul friend’ was part of murder conspiracy

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Neil O’Dowd (35), who pleads not guilty by reason of insanity, ‘increasingly paranoid’ leading up to attack

The court heard a total of 19 stab wounds were inflicted on Mr Smith and following the incident he suffered a pseudoaneurysm in the artery of his heart that required surgery and a stent.

In his evidence to the court, Det Gda Basil Grimes from Raheny Garda station told Ms Murphy that Paul Smith had been working in the Elphin Bar in Baldoyle on January 28th, 2021 when Neil O’Dowd entered the premises shortly after 1pm. Mr O’Dowd had previously worked there as a barman and it would not be unusual for him to call in.

The accused then continued to assault Paul Smith with the handle of a brush and a mop that were in the car park. Gardaí arrived on the scene a short time later and pepper spray was used to subdue Mr O’Dowd, who was subsequently arrested, the detective garda said. Ms Murphy told the jury Mr Smith was attended to by Dr Michael Quirke, a consultant in emergency medicine at Beaumont Hospital who outlined the injuries sustained. In a statement read to the jury by Ms Murphy, the consultant said Mr Smith had sustained a total of 19 stab wounds to various parts of his body including his shoulders, chest and hands. A CAT scan showed evidence of a pseudoaneurysm of his left artery which required a stent.

 

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