In-depth analysis of stained clothing

THE sixth day of the Eamonn Lillis murder trial was dominated by evidence from several forensic scientists who had examined clothing and other items taken from the family home in Howth where his wife, Celine Cawley, had been fatally attacked on December 15, 2008.

Anyone turning up at the Criminal Courts of Justice hoping for an Irish version of CSI: Miami complete with a colourful lead character like Lieutenant Horatio “H” Caine would have been sorely disappointed.

The job of forensic scientists charged with examining material from a crime scene can be a dull, painstaking, repetitive, yet important exercise – much like the evidence that followed.