Mark Lee, of no fixed abode, has pleaded not guilty to the murder of Josip Strok. Photograph: Collins Courts
A jury must not allow a murder accused’s comments to gardaí about “illegal immigrants” and “invaders” to prejudice their verdict, a barrister has told the Central Criminal Court.
Michael Bowman SC said his client, Mark Lee (44), may have “objectionable and unsavoury” views, but it is forbidden to allow such prejudice to “overwhelm the forensic process of sifting through the evidence”.
The prosecution, he said, has “bent over backwards”
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