Renars Veigulis pleads not guilty to murder in Freshford

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Renars Veigulis has pleaded not guilty to murder at the Central Criminal Court, with closing speeches reported on 26 November 2018.

The prosecution said forensic evidence indicated that Rita Apine was assaulted and died as a result, while the defence maintained that she fell down the stairs.

The defence urged the jury to test the evidence and return a not-guilty verdict; Justice Tara Burns was due to charge the jury the following day.