Accused told gardai stabbing was self-defence

A 35-year-old Polish national has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a Romanian man who was fatally stabbed at an apartment complex in Cavan in October 2012. The accused told gardai during interview that he acted in self-defence when he stabbed the victim, who he claimed was attacking him with a knife. He stated the injured man was still standing when he left the apartment. The Central Criminal Court has heard that…