Axe murder trial told defence was 'tinged'

Addressing the jury in the trial of a Cork man accused of murder, the prosecuting counsel today said the accused "tinged his defence to avoid the consequences of his actions".

Mr Mark Allingham of Fr Murphy Place, Midleton, Co Cork, has pleaded not guilty to the killing of Mr Gerard Hackett (aged 49) of the Cork Simon Community and Reen Downey Place, Cork City, on an unknown date between October 16 and 21, 2002.