A POPLEY man accused of murder said he stabbed two brothers, killing one and injuring the other, when they turned up at his house, a court has heard.

Kenneth Walker, 64, of Tasmania Close, Popley, knifed Craig and Scott Laurie on May 12 when they came to his door after having threatened him for over a year, claimed the defendant.

Also in the dock is Walker’s girlfriend, Jane Byrne, 53, of Egerton Drive, Basingstoke, who is charged with perverting the course of justice and was in his house during the incident.

In an interview with the police the day after his arrest on May 14, Walker claimed the two brothers said “we’ve got blades too” when Walker confronted them from the other side of the door, before they got in and attacked him with punches to the face.

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Winchester Crown Court (Image: NQ) The defendant said that he then stabbed Scott, who fled the scene, leaving just Craig and Walker.

Asked what happened next, Walker said: “And I just ping him.”

After the second stabbing, Craig Laurie also exited the house, leaving “blood all over the place”, in the words of the defendant.

Walker added: “I thought: ‘Oh bloody hell, oops.’”

During the interview, which was read out by prosecutor Sean Brunton KC and a police officer at Winchester Crown Court, Walker expressed his dislike for the brothers and in particular Craig, whom he called “silly little Craig”.

He also described Craig as “a dead bloke’s dead son”, adding: “Their mother [...] I had a baby with her.”

At the centre of the animosity between Walker and the brothers was their claim the defendant had raped their mother, with whom he had had a child.

When asked what his intention was when he stabbed them, he said: “Just go away. Get off my doorstep.”

Talking to his girlfriend, he then said: “Jane, get your glad rags on, we’re off, come on.”

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In another part of the interview, Walker described himself as a “chronic alcoholic” who “drinks solid all the time”.

He also said he had “probably” used drugs on the day of the incident and that he supplemented his methadone prescription with heroin and crack.

The trial is presided over by Mrs Justice Cutts. Walker’s defence, led by Jeremy Wainwright KC, is expected to begin tomorrow, November 19.