Man on trial for murder says he feared for his life

A man has told his murder trial he was afraid for his life when he hit another man on the head with a baseball bat.

The trial has heard the charge against him arose out of a fight between two men on October 10, 2013, on Main St, Swords, Co Dublin. One of the men died in hospital a month later due to a severe, traumatic brain injury.

Jooda Akanbi, aged 39, is charged with murdering 45-year-old Taiwo Jamani, aged 45, on November 13, 2013, the date of his death in Beaumont Hospital.