THE jury in a murder trial of a 24-year-old is due to retire to consider their verdict tomorrow morning (March 29).

Thomas Parker, 24, died on platform eight just before midnight on July 30 last year.

Kirkpatrick Virgo, of Whitby Road, Slough, admitted manslaughter and possession of an offensive weapon during an appearance in court on November 18 last year.

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However, the 42-year-old pleaded not guilty to murder is currently on trial at Reading Crown Court.

Both the prosecution and defence finished their closing statements today (March 28).

Judge Amjad Nawaz will summarise the evidence for the jury in the morning. It is expected the summary will take about 30 to 40 minutes and that the jury will be able to retire within the first hour of court sitting.

It is unknown how long the jury will take to consider their verdicts.

The court has heard that Mr Parker had been travelling back from London with his brother Craig and two friends when Virgo and two others got on the train and started playing ‘loud rap music’ from a boombox.

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An altercation took place and when the train pulled into Reading, the altercation continued leading to Virgo hitting Mr Parker on the back of the head with the horseshoe behind a pillar.

Virgo told the jury he ‘did not intend to kill anyone’.