Court told Barry did not see brother carrying knife

A man accused of murdering a Nigerian teen in what has been described as a row with racial undertones told gardai he did not see his brother carrying a knife when they went after the group of teens to try and retrieve his mobile phone.

A man accused of murdering a Nigerian teen in what has been described as a row with racial undertones told gardaí he did not see his brother carrying a knife when they went after the group of teens to try and retrieve his mobile phone.

Michael Barry told gardaí in his initial interview, that prior to the stabbing of Toyosi Shittabey, he was “extremely annoyed, worked up and I just wanted my phone back.”