Rihards Lavickis charged with murder after plea rejected

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Rihards Lavickis remains charged with murder at the Central Criminal Court after the State rejected his manslaughter plea on 8 February 2018. The alleged killing occurred at Rue Noyal Chatillon, Townspark, Longford, on 1 November 2016.

Lavickis pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter in relation to Akadiusz Czajkowski’s death. The Director of Public Prosecutions did not accept the manslaughter plea, and a jury was sworn for the trial before Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh.