Accused has sympathy for stab victim, court told

A man accused of fatally stabbing another man said that "of course" he had remorse for the dead man, the Central Criminal Court heard today in a witness statement.

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.