Murder of wife 'ultimate in toxic masculinity', court told

Central Criminal Court jury heard closing speeches in the trial of Renato Gehlen for the murder of Anne Colomines

Chief State Pathologist Dr Linda Mulligan had told the court it was 'highly unlikely' Anne Colomines had stabbed herself to death. Picture Collins Courts

A husband displayed the "ultimate in toxic masculinity" by stabbing his wife to death in an effort to control the end of their marriage, a prosecution barrister has told a murder trial jury.

Renato Gehlen "lost control" of his wife Anne Colomines and his marriage and could not handle it, so he stabbed her through the heart, Shane Costelloe SC said on Monday.