Anthony Locke pleads not guilty to murder trial

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Anthony Locke has pleaded not guilty to murder at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 5 November 2015.

The charge concerns Christopher Jackson’s death at an apartment on Prussia Street between 6 and 7 September 2012.

Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis told the jury that Jackson suffered 70 stab wounds.

He said a large chest wound cut an artery and punctured the right lung, while other injuries included defensive wounds.

A neighbour described Locke moving furniture from Jackson’s flat, while a detective sergeant described a body-shaped package in a wardrobe.

The trial was continuing before Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy and a jury, according to the report.