Patrick Murphy在2024年7月将20岁的Jordan Ronan 18厘米的胸部刺入他家门外的胸膛后被控犯有谋杀罪。
Patrick Murphy charged with murder after stabbing 20-year-old Jordan Ronan 18cm into the chest outside his home in July 2024.
Patrick Murphy, 37岁,四岁之父,因2024年7月在Tallaght家门外刺杀20岁的Jordan Ronan, 面临谋杀指控。
Patrick Murphy, a 37-year-old father of four, faces murder charges for fatally stabbing 20-year-old Jordan Ronan in July 2024 outside his Tallaght home.
检察官说Murphy使用了不相称的蓄意武力 引用了显示他平静接近的录像 刺穿了Ronan 18厘米的胸膛 刺穿了重要器官
Prosecutors say Murphy used disproportionate, deliberate force, citing footage showing him calmly approaching and stabbing Ronan 18cm into the chest, piercing vital organs.
虽然Murphy承认该行为,但他声称他为了保护包括新生儿在内的家人而惊慌失措地采取行动。
While Murphy admitted to the act, he claims he acted in panic to protect his family, including a newborn.
辩方辩称,他本能地对入侵者作出了反应,但检方认为,暴力是过度和非法的,驳回了正当自卫的主张。
The defense argues he reacted instinctively to an intruder, but the prosecution maintains the violence was excessive and unlawful, rejecting claims of justified self-defense.
陪审团必须决定杀戮是否合法。
The jury must decide if the killing was legally justified.