David Ungi has told a jury that he was working out at the gym when Vinny Waddington was shot dead.
Ungi is currently standing trial at Liverpool Crown Court accused of murdering Mr Waddington. The 18-year-old was fatally blasted in the chest with a shotgun nearly seven years ago after a crash on Banks Road in Garston.
The 31-year-old defendant was called to give evidence from the witness box yesterday afternoon, Wednesday. During his testimony, Ungi claimed that he had fled the UK after coming under threat following the shooting and did not know that he was carrying a loaded firearm at the time of his eventual arrest in Spain.