Tony Browne murder: Man ‘unconscious’ when stabbed to death

The court heard that the evening before the murder, a nephew of Mr Browne’s called at his home.

He said they were “both drinking and in good form.”

Mr O’Donoghue said: “While the three of them were drinking in the living room, the defendant went into the kitchen” and came back with a “silver dinner knife” and she then “stabbed the deceased just above his right knee.”

This happened while Mr Browne was sitting in a chair wearing boxer shorts and resulted in a puncture to his skin.

The prosecutor said Mr Browne’s nephew was in “complete shock” and the attack had come “out of nowhere.”

The nephew recalled that his uncle “didn’t really react” and Maksymowicz cleaned up the wound then applied a bandage.

The court then heard about the night of the murder.

Maksymowicz called 999 and when paramedics arrived she was “in a distressed state and holding a tea towel to Mr Browne’s neck.”

Mr O’Donoghue said Maksymowicz was arrested at Woodside Park and whilst being taken to a police station, she said “tell me that they will help him. Stupid vodka.”

The court was told she went on to say: “‘I tried to save him.’ ‘I tried to protect him’ and ‘I did not kill him.'”

Mr Justice O’Hara said he wanted time to reflect on what he heard and would impose the tariff on 3 July.