The barrister of a Tipperary man accused of murder has described his client’s prosecution as "a good old-fashioned fit up" by Clonmel gardaí.

The State Pathologist has told the jury in a Tipperary murder and arson trial that the 30-year-old victim died from a single stab wound to the chest, which penetrated the heart.

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.