article_snippet: Mr Plevin had known Lucas for around 10 years.
article_snippet: Mr Plevin said: 'In the run up to the party Mr Plevin had checked with us if any single women were going to be there -
article_snippet: Mr Plevin was frustrated that Mr Plevin was still single. '
article_snippet: us knew that Mr Plevin was also pretty stressed out at work and that money was a bit of an issue for Mr Plevin, but us'd thought that us party would just be a chance to relax.' '
article_snippet: But the thought never crossed my mind that Mr Plevin would be violent.'