'I think my partner is dead': Skibbereen murder trial hears woman asked passerby to call gardaí

Andrew Nash, 43, with an address in Thurles, Co Tipperary, pleaded not guilty to a charge of murdering Jonathan (John) Ustic, 51, in Skibbereen in September 2017. Picture: Dan Linehan

 A murder trial jury has been told of a deceased man’s partner calling out an upstairs window of their home in Skibbereen looking for help, saying, “I think my partner is dead downstairs".

 Witness Shirley Shorten was walking past the house on High Street, Skibbereen, County Cork, on the morning of September 25, 2017, when she was called by a woman appearing at an upstairs window.