Suspect in court accused of Christmas Day murder in Glasgow

Felix Thrust is accused of killing Dean Kennedy, 38, in North Woodside Road near Glasgow's Maryhill last December 25.

Prosecutors state the 36-year-old initially struggled with Mr Kennedy before hitting and kicking him.

Police on Napiershall Street (Image: Newsquest)

It is then stated he repeatedly struck and stabbed the man on the head and body with the blade of a "multi-tool" or similar item.

Thrust faces a separate charge of having the weapon at the location of the alleged killing as well as at Glasgow Airport on both Christmas and Boxing Day.

Thrust was in the dock at the High Court in Glasgow today.

He did not have a lawyer and told Lord Mulholland: "I am representing myself."

But, the judge stated it may be that prosecutors will lodge a number of "vulnerable witness applications" which would ban Thrust from acting for himself at any future trial.

Lord Mulholland said: "You are charged with murder - the most serious crime in law in Scotland. It is in your interests to get legal representation.

"It is going to be obligatory if these applications are lodged and granted."

The case was continued until a further hearing at a later date.

Media reports at the time stated Mr Kennedy had been found injured in the city's Napiershall Street around 11.40pm on December 25.

He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, but never recovered.

A tribute after his passing said: "Rest easy my good friend - taken from our streets, but not our hearts. Gutted."

Thrust initially appeared on petition at a private hearing at Glasgow Sheriff Court on December 29 charged with murder.