Murtagh beat his former partner to the point where she was 'completely unrecognisable', leaving her with 'extreme and grotesque' injuries

A date for the full hearing has yet to be set and the case will be called again for mention at the same court on July 15.

An intensive care nurse has told the jury that Nadine Lott was "completely unrecognisable" and that she had never seen anybody so badly injured.

Nadine Lott died three days after being in a critical condition in hospital.