Murder accused said 'I did what I did to defend myself', court hears

The accused said Mr McDonagh and his friend Paul Maughan had been acting like the “Gestapo” in the accused's home and when asked why he did not run, told gardaí: 'It was my house, I don’t have to run from my house.”

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