Murder accused took knife from home to scare away drug dealer, court told

A murder accused told gardaí that he took a knife from his home to scare away a drug dealer who had threatened to smash up his house, a trial at the Central Criminal Court has heard.

William Gilsenan (aged 24), of The Green, Larch Hill, Oscar Traynor Road, Santry Dublin 17 has pleaded not guilty to the murder of 29-year-old Edward Fitzgerald in a car park outside the accused's home on October 17, 2014.