Man on trial accused of murdering two-year-old son
The trial of a man who allegedly murdered his two-year-old son has heard he offered to plead guilty to a lesser charge of culpable homicide.
Jurors at the High Court in Edinburgh heard this defence stated that at the time Julius died, Mr Czapla was of "diminished responsibility".But prosecutor Alan Cameron told the judge, Lord Beckett, that the offer was "not acceptable" to the Crown and Mr Czapla would have to stand trial on a murder charge.The offer to plead guilty to the lesser charge came during the first day of proceedings against Mr Czapla, of Muirhouse, Edinburgh,.
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