Posted by ‘What happened that day, I wish I could turn back the clock. I wish she was alive’
- Published: 17:16, 2 Apr 2025
- Updated: 20:08, 2 Apr 2025
A MAN who told a friend, gardai, and a 999 call operator he stabbed his wife has claimed he accidentally cut her throat while struggling over a knife which he bought two days prior to her death, a court heard.
Murder accused Regin Parithapara Rajan also told the Central Criminal Court in Cork that he tried to stop the bleeding with his hand.However, evidence during the trial showed he did not immediately call the emergency service for help as she lay dying on her bed.
The 43-year-old has denied murdering his wife, Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani, 38, at their rented home in Cardinal Court, Wilton, in Cork city, on July 14, 2023.
The mum-of-one died from massive blood loss after she sustained a 14cm cut to her throat.
Mr Rajan told the court today that he loved his wife and wished he could turn back time.
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