Witness: Accused said he slit man’s throat

A murder trial witness said yesterday that the Romanian accused of murdering an Englishman in Bandon told him on the night in question that he had killed the victim by cutting his throat.

A second witness told the judge and jury that the man he knew as Chippy also told him that night that he had murdered John Forrester.

The accused man’s lawyer suggested both witnesses were incorrect in their recollections due to alcohol — a suggestion they rejected.