The case against a 20-yr-old Mohamed Morei for murdering a Japanese citizen in Dundalk in January 2018 was opened in front of a jury of the Central Criminal Court.
Mohamed Morei is accused of murdering Yosuke Sasaki, 24, on January 3, 2018, on Long Avenue in the town.
According to RTE, Morei, an Egyptian citizen, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
He is also facing four other charges, including two counts of assault causing harm to two other men, Dylan Grehan and Cian Murphy, at two other locations in Dundalk on the same day.
Morei also pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to these charges.
RTE News claim prosecution counsel Seán Gillane SC opened the case to the jury on Tuesday afternoon, claiming it was a “particularly tragic case”.
He said that Yosuke Sasaki was “very fine young man” and a “hard worker” who was trying to improve himself.
Mr. Gillane said that Mr. Sasaki wanted to learn English.
Mr. Sasaki was working in the National Pen factory in Dundalk which is near the M1 motorway and on the morning of 3 January last year, he finished a night shift and was on his way to a post office to collect a parcel.
RTE report that Mr Gillane told the jury that shortly before 9am, Mohamed Morei, struck Mr. Sasaki from behind, stabbing him in the back, before Mr Sasaki tragically collapsed on the ground and eventually died from his injuries.
The jury also heard that they were two other victims on the morning of Mr. Sasaki’s attack.
The case continues today.
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