Victim was ready to attack me, murder accused tells court

A pub-goer who killed a man by slashing his neck has told a court he felt threatened by his "smirking" victim who was "raring to go" and "ready to attack me".

Shane O'Brien stabbed 21-year-old Josh Hanson in an act of "pitiless savagery" at RE Bar in Hillingdon, west London, in October 2015, before going on the run for three years, the Old Bailey in London has heard.