A man jailed for life for the brutal murder of a disabled homeless man, who he stabbed 183 times, should have been allowed to argue his responsibility for the killing was diminished due to chronic drug abuse, his lawyers have told the Court of Appeal.
Philip Dunbar (22) was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of 23-year-old Adam 'Floater' Muldoon at Butler Park, Jobstown Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24, on June 22 or 23, 2018. Dunbar was 17-years-old when he stabbed Mr Muldoon 183 times in an unprovoked attack with a fold-up knife.
After the murder Dunbar went to a friend's house, where he boasted that he had "slaughtered Floater" and "put him out of his misery" as he "begged for his life".
