Murder accused had been beaten up by deceased, partner tells trial

At the Central Criminal Court in Dublin, the trial of Rihards Lavickis, a 25-year-old Latvian man from Annaly Court, Longford, heard evidence relating to the death of Akadiusz Czajkowski on November 1st, 2016. Mr Lavickis has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter. His partner gave evidence that approximately six months prior to the fatal stabbing, Mr Czajkowski had attacked Mr Lavickis outside their home, beating him while another man kicked him. On the morning in question, she stated Mr Lavickis returned to their apartment with blood on his trousers and told her he had stabbed Mr Czajkowski twice in the belly. Garda evidence indicated Mr Lavickis had complained to officers hours earlier that Mr Czajkowski was "always at me" and that he intended to "sort him out" following a window-breaking incident the previous night. The stabbing resulted in three wounds to the deceased. The trial, before Justice Una Ní Raifeartaigh and jury, continues.