A partygoer put his hand around a dad-of-two's back, pulled him in close and stabbed him in the heart after a fight at a party escalated, a court heard today.
Adam Fletcher allegedly murdered Paul Stenson outside a home on Princess Drive in West Derby on December 18 last year - 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.
NOTE: An earlier version of this article wrongly stated that it was Mr Stenson who is said to have grabbed a kitchen knife, rather than Fletcher.
