‘Murder? He was the best friend I ever had’

A Bulgarian removal driver accused of brutally murdering his cross-dressing flatmate in a vodka-fuelled rampage told a court the victim was ‘the best friend he ever had.’ Nikolay Zhivkov, 45, allegedly ‘pulverised’ 60-year-old compatriot Krasimir Kartikov after he arrived home to find his housemate with a hookup from a gay dating site. Jobless Zhivkov battered him to death after downing vodka while Mr Kartikov entertained his guest, prosecutors claim. The male date, referred to only as Witness A for legal…