A Dublin man has gone on trial in Australia, accused of murder.
33 year old Vincent Martin Crowe is accused of the murder of fellow Irishman, Kenny Meyler from Wexford, at a house in Perth on February 10th last year.
Meyler died in hospital 6 days after being stabbed in the neck at a party in Scarborough.
Australian prosecutors reportedly refused to accept a guilty plea to a manslaughter charge.
Rebecca LeMay, Bureau chief with Australian Associated Press in Perth was listening to evidence in court today: