A man accused of murdering a dad in his own home, alongside two family members, has protested his innocence to a jury - telling them he doing a drug deal next door at the time.
Ryan White, 29, is charged with the murder of Warren Burns. Father-of-two Mr Burns, 37, died after being attacked at his home on Heysham Avenue in Withington, south Manchester in May.
Prosecutors have told jurors he was kicked, stamped and punched to death. Brandon White, 21; Ryan White, 29; and Damian White, 33, who are related, all deny murder.
They are standing trial at Manchester Crown Court. Jurors have heard 'three men' knocked on at Mr Burns' home 'uninvited', before they 'went upstairs to find him'. READ MORE: For the latest M.E.N.
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