Nadine Lott suffered 'severe blunt force trauma' and stab injuries in 'sustained attack'

Daniel Murtagh has pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to the manslaughter of his 30-year-old ex-partner

Prosecution counsel John O'Kelly SC said the court will hear evidence that the injuries to Nadine Lott (pictured) were "so serious" that she never regained consciousness and died three days later in St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin. File photo

Nadine Lott suffered "severe blunt force trauma" and stab injuries at the hands of her former partner "in a sustained attack" in her Arklow home, a Central Criminal Court jury has heard.

Opening the trial of Daniel Murtagh today, prosecution counsel John O'Kelly SC said the court will hear evidence that the injuries to Ms Lott were "so serious" that she never regained consciousness and died three days later in St Vincent's Hospital in Dublin.