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| Pizzeria trial hears from accused | Pizzeria trial hears from accused |
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| The man accused of the murder of a restaurant manager in Glasgow has begun to give evidence at his trial. | The man accused of the murder of a restaurant manager in Glasgow has begun to give evidence at his trial. |
| Juan Crispin, a waiter from the Canary Islands, is giving evidence through an interpreter at the High Court in Glasgow. | Juan Crispin, a waiter from the Canary Islands, is giving evidence through an interpreter at the High Court in Glasgow. |
| He denies the murder of Eleni Pachou at Di Maggio's restaurant in the west end of the city last May. | He denies the murder of Eleni Pachou at Di Maggio's restaurant in the west end of the city last May. |
| He told the jury the first time he was interviewed by police he was not offered an interpreter. | He told the jury the first time he was interviewed by police he was not offered an interpreter. |
| Mr Crispin, 37, has blamed restaurant cleaner Marion Hinshelwood for the killing. | Mr Crispin, 37, has blamed restaurant cleaner Marion Hinshelwood for the killing. |
| She has already admitted culpable homicide and has given evidence as a witness for the prosecution. | She has already admitted culpable homicide and has given evidence as a witness for the prosecution. |
| Mr Crispin is accused of, while acting along with Hinshelwood, repeatedly striking Ms Pachou on the head and body with a knife or similar instrument, opening a safe and robbing her of £1,320.25, attempting to open another safe and murdering her. | Mr Crispin is accused of, while acting along with Hinshelwood, repeatedly striking Ms Pachou on the head and body with a knife or similar instrument, opening a safe and robbing her of £1,320.25, attempting to open another safe and murdering her. |
| Mr Crispin denies the robbery and murder. | |
| The trial, before Lord Turnbull, continues. | The trial, before Lord Turnbull, continues. |