Impossible for Irish man to impale himself on screwdriver in fatal fight, Australian court told

It is inconceivable that an Irish father-of-two accidentally impaled himself on a screwdriver during a fatal fight with a fisherman which was sparked by a "racist" comment, a jury has heard.

Impossible for Irish man to impale himself on screwdriver in fatal fight, Australian court told

It is inconceivable that an Irish father-of-two accidentally impaled himself on a screwdriver during a fatal fight with a fisherman which was sparked by a "racist" comment, a jury has heard.

Andrew Doan, 35, is on trial in the Supreme Court of Western Australia, accused of murdering Charles John McCarthy, 32, next to Perth's Swan River in the early hours of December 23, 2017.

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