Stabbing victim pleaded for his life, court hears

A man who was stabbed to death pleaded for his killer to stop while he was being attacked on the ground, the Central Criminal Court heard today.

Valerij Makarov (aged 25), also known as 'Andris Simonis', Earlsfort Drive, Lucan, Co Dublin, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Tomas Lukosevicious (aged 30), on May 11, 2003 in Lucan.