Murder trial hears Anne Colomines was found dead on bloody floor beside her husband

Dublin fire officers tell court that a knife stuck in Renato Gehlen's chest 'didn't appear to be that deep'

Anne Colomines' friend Katarina Kristova was asked to speak to Renato Gehlen in October 2017 after Ms Colomines had told her husband that she wanted a divorce. Photo: Collins Courts

Anne Colomines lay dead on a bloody floor beside her husband Renato Gehlen, who had a knife sticking from his chest, when members of the Dublin Fire Brigade entered their bedroom, the Central Criminal Court has heard.

In the bedroom, fire officers saw a Stanley knife near the skirting board and blood on the bedroom floor and walls. The knife that was lodged in Mr Gehlen's chest was not deep and fell out as he was being moved downstairs, the court heard.