Prosecutor urges murder case jury to listen to 'silent witness' that is Nicola Collins

The defence in a murder trial rejected the prosecution claim that the accused beat his girlfriend to death and said that he cared for and assisted the deceased and was not remorseless or uncaring.

Ms Justice Eileen Creedon will make her address to the nine men and three women of the jury on the law and formally put them in charge of the case today at the Central Criminal Court. It is anticipated that they will then commence their deliberations.