Jury retires in Lithuanian man's murder trial

A jury in the trial of a man accused of fatally stabbing a Lithuanian man has failed to reach a verdict tonight at the Central Criminal Court.

The jury of five men and seven women deliberated for three-and-a-half hours, before Mr Justice Barry White sent the jury to a hotel for the night. Deliberations are expected to continue tomorrow morning.

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.

The accused has also pleaded not guilty to causing intentional or reckless harm to Mr Aldevinias Gudavicious (aged 34) and to threatening to harm Jonas Bernotas (aged 21), on the same date in Lucan.