Lithuanian found guilty of manslaughter

A Lithuanian man on trial for fatally stabbing a man was found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter at the Central Criminal Court today.

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