The trial of a 16-year-old boy accused of murdering a woman in Dublin city last year has heard he told Gardaí he pulled a knife out of his pocket and stabbed her in the neck.

The jurors also heard evidence of him telling a garda that he “panicked” and didn’t mean to do it.

The boy, who can’t be named because he’s under 18, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter but denies murdering Uransetseg Tserendorj.

Yesterday, the jurors heard how she was declared dead on January 29th last year – nine days after she was stabbed.

Today the court heard gardaí investigating the alleged theft of an electric bike called to the boy’s home with a search warrant the day after the stabbing.

Garda David O’Callaghan said the boy told him, “I did it,” before adding, “I stabbed that girl. I robbed her. It was me. I stabbed that woman at CHQ.”

The jurors heard he went on to say, “I went out on my bike with a knife to rob someone. I saw a woman with a mask. I went to rob her. I panicked. I pulled a knife out of my pocket and stabbed her in the neck. I done it. I didn’t mean to do it. I’m sorry.”

After being brought downstairs to his living room and cautioned for a second time, the jurors heard he said, “I went out on my bike with a knife to rob someone. I saw a woman with a mask. I went to rob her. I panicked. I pulled a knife out of my pocket and stabbed her in the neck. I done it. I didn’t mean to do it. I’m sorry.”

The trial continues.