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Friday, 29 Apr 2022 13:41
A 30-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his partner at her home in Dublin last year.
Gavin Murphy attacked and stabbed Jennifer Poole to death at her home Melville Drive in Finglas on 17 April 2021.
The 24-year-old mother of two young children was stabbed seven times and was pronounced dead later in hospital.
Her young son, who was outside in a car at the time, could hear his mother's cries for help.
Ms Poole's friend tried, but could not break down the door during the attack as Ms Poole screamed at her to kick it in.
Murphy, from Coultry Drive in Ballymun, admitted the offence and pleaded guilty to murder.
He has a history of violence against women and was previously jailed for two years for attacking a former partner and her mother with a knife in 2015.
Mr Justice Paul Byrnes said this was another case of a violent attack by a partner on a young woman and sentenced Murphy to the mandatory term of life in prison.