Sebastian Barczuk trial reaches closing stage in murder case

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Prosecution evidence against Sebastian Barczuk was completed in his murder trial at the Central Criminal Court on 30 September 2020.

Michal Kurek was found dead beside a gateway in Ballyboughal, north County Dublin, with multiple stab wounds.

Barczuk has pleaded not guilty to murdering Kurek between 3 and 4 August 2017.

The prosecution case included mobile-phone data, DNA evidence and testimony about the victim’s injuries.

The judge told jurors that legal issues remained before closing speeches, with the trial continuing the following day.