Marius Gaizutis trial continues on murder charge

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Marius Gaizutis’s murder trial at the Central Criminal Court was continuing with him as the sole defendant, reported on 27 April 2015. He is charged with murdering Audrius Butkus at a Drogheda address between 9 and 10 September 2013.

Ms Justice Margaret Heneghan told the jury that Aivers Sonders was no longer part of the trial. Mr Gaizutis had pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter, a plea the State did not accept; the jury then heard evidence including CCTV footage from Drogheda.