Drinker cleared of killing his friend in ‘accidental’ stabbing

An accused killer who said he was performing a ‘pirouette’ when he stabbed his friend, has been cleared of manslaughter. George Nolan, 55, said 47-year-old James O’Keefe fell onto a kitchen knife he had picked up during an argument on 9 December. The pair had met up for drinks at mutual friend Jan Farnam’s flat in Boyton Road, Hornsey, north London at 3pm. As he was leaving the flat Nolan began to back away from Mr O’Keefe while holding the…