Friend of accused teenager tells murder trial he brought knife used in fatal assault

Earlier today, the jury heard from a friend of the deceased who denied that he threw the first punch that caused the melee

Azzam Raguragui was killed at Finsbury Park, Dundrum on May 10, 2019.

A friend of a teenager accused of murdering an 18-year-old during a melee in a Dublin park has said that he brought the knife that was used in the fatal assault.

The witness, who cannot be identified because he is a minor, told prosecution counsel James Dwyer SC that the accused took the knife off him minutes before the melee because "he didn't want us to get into trouble".