Kickboxer threatened woman before killing mother - court

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        October 10, 2026

Kickboxer threatened woman before killing mother - court

Good Morning Dublin Belt — 2026-10-10

An amateur kickboxer suffering a drug-induced hallucination that he was Jesus Christ held a butcher's knife to a terrified grandmother's neck just five...
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Kickboxer threatened woman before killing mother - court
• An amateur kickboxer suffering a drug-induced hallucination that he was Jesus Christ held a butcher's knife to a terrified grandmother's neck just five weeks before he killed his own mother, a court has heard.
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