"Self-Defense Claim in Apple River Stabbing Trial"

Nicolae Miu, the Minnesota man accused of stabbing a teen to death and injuring others in a water tubing brawl, testified that he had to use a knife to defend himself against the group of teenagers or he would have been killed. Miu claimed the rowdy group's taunts turned physical, leading to a chaotic altercation where he felt surrounded and in fear for his life. He has pleaded not guilty to first-degree homicide and attempted first-degree homicide charges, while maintaining his self-defense claim.