A partygoer took a large knife from a kitchen “for the sole purpose of defending himself” before stabbing a dad-of-two, a court heard.
A barrister defending Adam Fletcher told jurors in his trial he was acting in self defence when he fatally wounded Paul Stenson as arguments in the case continue to draw to a close.
Fletcher allegedly murdered Mr Stenson on Princess Drive on December 19 - only hours after the two met at a party there. After an argument between the two turned into a scuffle and they were asked to go outside, Fletcher is said to have grabbed a kitchen knife from inside the home before hiding it behind his back, pulling Mr Stenson towards him and plunging it into his side.
