Man denies murdering minimarket shopkeeper
Flowers were laid close to the scene where Nilani Nimalarajah was fatally stabbed in a shop in Bootle
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A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering a shopkeeper on Merseyside.
Nimali Nimalarajah, 44, suffered fatal stab wounds during the attack at Low Cost Food and Wine on Stanley Road, Bootle in June.
Speaking to Liverpool Crown Court through an interpreter on a video link from prison, Nimalarajah Mathiyadarana also denied having a bladed article in a public place.
The 47-year-old, who admitted two counts of harassment by breaching a restraining order, was told he would stand trial for murder in January.
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