He shed a tear as he told the jury that he wished he could turn back the clock to July 14th, 2023 when his wife Deepa was last alive.

Regin Parithapara Rajan (43) has denied the murder of his 38-year-old wife Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani (38) at the property they were renting in Wilton in Cork

Regin Parithapara Rajan (43) is on trial in Cork charged with the murder of Deepa Paruthiyezhuth Dinamani (38) at Cardinal Court, Wilton, Cork, on July 14th, 2023

Regin Parithapara Rajan (43) of Kerala in India is on trial at the Central Criminal Court in Cork charged with the murder of his wife Deepa Dinamani

Eldhose Yohannan (39), originally from India but with an address at Milltown, Dromcliff, Co Sligo, initially denied the sexual assaults on the two patients on separate dates in 2022

Regin Parithapara Rajan (43), who is from Kerala in India, has gone on trial in Cork charged with the murder of his wife Deepa Dinami at their home in Wilton in the city in July of 2023.

Deepa Dinamani grew up in Kerala in India where her retired parents still live and the 38-year-old chartered accountant was “well regarded” and “well educated" the court heard

The Irish backpacker was found dead in a secluded spot in Canacona, an area of Goa popular with holidaymakers, in March 2017.

The family of the Donegal woman travelled to India for the verdict.

Vikat Bhagat was found guilty at the District and Sessions Court in south Goa on Friday.

One woman has called for increased policing in Cork city centre in the wake of what she believes were racially motivated incidents.

In the year leading up to the Census almost 10,000 people came to Ireland from India, while over 5,000 arrived from Brazil..