A mother who held her son while he lay dying after his partner's ex-husband stabbed him has told the Central Criminal Court she is "haunted" by his death and by his last words: "He stabbed me, ma. He stabbed me."
Catherine Martin said the murder of her son, Eoin Boylan, 32, has "shattered my heart", leaving her struggling every day with the "heavy weight of despair".
She said: "Simple tasks like peeling potatoes remind me I will never make dinner for him again. Setting the table, I'm reminded there is no place to set for Eoin. He is not there to accompany me to the shops and will never again call a taxi for me and then check that I got home all right. Every time I put the key in the front door I am reminded I will not hear him say, "how are you ma? How's your day?"
