The jury at the trial of a man accused of murdering his friend in a campervan beside a lake in Westmeath are expected to retire yesterday to consider their verdict.

A Meath man accused of murdering his friend, told a doctor he wanted treatment for alcohol addiction one month before the alleged murder, the Central Criminal Court has heard today.

A Meath man accused of murder telephoned gardaí and told them he killed his friend “because he would not give him cocaine”, the Central Criminal Court has heard.