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Wed 11 Nov 2002Witness in firearms trial 'lived in fear' of accusedA protected witness who claims to have handled drugs for a man who is on trial for firearms offences said that he lived in fear of the accused man after he [the accused] had allegedly stabbed him at a Christmas party in 1999.Mr Jonathon Desmond was giving evidence yesterday in the trial of his cousin, Mr Mark Desmond, who is charged with unlawful possession of firearms with intent to endanger life.