A man accused of fatally stabbing another man was attacked in his own house while waiting for gardaí to arrive, the Central Criminal Court heard in video evidence today.

A man who was stabbed to death pleaded for his killer to stop while he was being attacked on the ground, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A Lithuanian man on trial for murder was allegedly threatened and attacked by a second man, a convicted criminal in Lithuania, who survived the stabbing, the Central Criminal Court heard today.