Badri Khvedelidze jury to deliberate on murder charge

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Badri Khvedelidze's jury is due to begin deliberations on his murder charge at the Central Criminal Court on 3 November 2015.

He denies murdering fellow Georgian George Tkeshelashvili at Westward Court in Tralee, Co Kerry, on 15 October 2005.

The jury may return verdicts of murder, manslaughter or not guilty, Justice Isobel Kennedy told them.

The prosecution relied on witness Givi Verdzeuli, while the defence challenged his reliability and identification evidence.

This report covers an earlier stage of the case. Later developments are not reported here.