Kelly said Casserly died in circumstances of "almost indescribable savagery", having been stabbed 27 times, including on both sides of the chest, in the abdomen, neck, left eye, genitals and anus.

The accused said he had taken ketamine, cocaine, cannabis, ecstasy and a bottle of nitrous oxide

Nathan Haines, who resides at a hostel in New Cabra Road, Dublin, was charged with assault causing harm to the man

The Central Criminal Court previously heard that Ann Phelan, who had her own "demons with drugs" and led a "disruptive life", told gardaí she was in "total fear", that she didn't mean to kill her ex-partner David Ennis

The court was told on Tuesday's sentence hearing for Ann Phelan that she had her own "demons with drugs" and led a "disruptive life".

It is the State’s case that Dylan McCarthy died following an incident in Monasterevin in which he received punches from Sean Kavanagh (26) and Calvin Dunne (24), before he received “a vicious kick” to the head.