Murder accused was defending family, court hears
A man accused of stabbing another man to death said he did not realise he had stabbed anyone until a garda told him a man was dead, the Central Criminal Court heard today in video evidence.
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.