Deivydas Zigelis pleaded guilty to manslaughter

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Deivydas Zigelis pleaded guilty to manslaughter and denied murdering Alexander Karpov at the Central Criminal Court, reported on 15 June 2016. Karpov died after a single stab wound at a house on Spa Street, Portarlington, on 15 February 2014. A witness told the trial that Zigelis grabbed a knife during an argument, while the court heard he later helped Karpov to the floor and called emergency services. The trial was continuing before Mr Justice Paul Butler.