An Ennis man died from a single stab wound to his abdomen on the night he threatened his partner with a knife and assaulted her, Ennis Circuit Court heard yesterday.
Ms Anne Ball (41), mother of Ms Mary Nolan, denies the manslaughter of her daughter's partner, Robert (Bobby) Malone (27), of Pearse Avenue, Ennis. Mr Dermot McKeon, for the DPP, told the jury it would be the State's case that Ms Ball struck Mr Malone with a knife on June 12th and he died as a result.