Accused jazz musician butcher killer claims he acted in self-defence

An alleged killer accused of helping dismember a jazz musician’s body denied murdering a second victim with a Zombie knife and insisted he was fighting for his life. William ‘Blaise’ Algar, 53, allowed his tiny cluttered flat in Barnes, southwest London, to be used by drug dealers – and paid with his life, the Old Bailey has heard. He was stabbed to death by a 19-year-old in a row which began after he blamed the teenager for the disappearance of…