A Tipperary man accused of murdering his 30-year-old neighbour and “best mate” told investigating gardaí he was expecting they had found blood or fingerprints when they re-arrested him.

The jury in a Tipperary murder and arson trial has heard that charred debris was found at the home of the accused in the days after the killing.

Gardaí in Co Tipperary have launched a murder investigation into the death of a 30-year-old man whose body was found in Clonmel yesterday morning.