A jury has retired to consider a verdict in the trial of a man alleged to have murdered a friend in a "vicious and sustained attack".

Daniel Galkowski was punched and kicked repeatedly by Artur Kozlowski after violence erupted between the two Poles, Maidstone Crown Court has heard. The attack caused 63 injuries.

Prosecutor Simon Edwards said the fight started in the living room of Kozlowski's flat in South Street, Gravesend, and then continued in the bathroom in December last year.

Mr Galkowski, who was staying with Kozlowski, was punched several times, he said, and then kicked all over his body as he lay on the floor.

His body was found the following day in pools of blood in a semi-foetal position.

The 24-year-old victim's injuries included one to his brain, as well as a broken nose, fractured rib and grip marks to his arms and neck.

Kozlowsk, 31, admitted manslaughter but denied murder.

"This was a sustained and violent attack," said the prosecutor. "It resulted in injuries all over his body and serious internal injuries."

The issue to decide, he said, was whether Kozlowski intended to kill Mr Galkowski or cause him really serious injury.

The jury of seven men and five women was sent home for the night.