The trial of Eamonn Lillis for the murder of his wife has been told that Celine Cawley's life could have been saved if she had received prompt medical treatment.
The Central Criminal Court was told that Ms Cawley received three blows to the head and died as a result of blunt force trauma.
Deputy State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis said that the first blow appeared to have knocked Ms Cawley to the ground and the following two blows took place when she was lying face down on the ground.
He said the severity of the blows would have concussed Celine Cawley and the fact she was lying face down would have impaired her ability to breath.
Dr Curtis said that an account that she had slipped to the ground after being pinned against a window or door and bounced back up after regaining consciousness was not consistent with the injuries on her body.
He said he has not known bodies to 'bounce back up like a beach ball' as was claimed in one account of what happened.
Dr Curtis said that in the light of no brain injury or intracranial bleeding it is highly likely that Celine Cawley's life could have been saved if she had received prompt treatment.
The Deputy State Pathologist said the position in which her body was lying unconscious and her enlarged heart and size meant that she would not have been able to breathe adequately.
He said her inability to breathe was a contributory factor in her death.
Earlier, the 17-year-old daughter of Celine Cawley told the court that she remembers very little of what her father told her about the death of her mother.
She said that Eamonn Lillis told her they had a fight and that is all she knows.
The couple's daughter gave evidence via video link to the Court this morning.
She said her father had asked her if she could forgive him for what has happened and she said yes, but not for the lies he told.
Following the death of her mother, Eamonn Lillis said there had been a robbery, which has since turned out not to be the case.
Ms Cawley said she could not forgive her father for the lie, adding it was not something she appreciated.
When he met his daughter in January of 2009, she said Eamonn Lillis said he lied for her, adding that he had panicked and did not know what to do.
She told the Court that the Christmas following her mother's death was 'the world's worst Christmas'. She said that Eamonn Lillis told her that her mother had bitten his finger and hit him with a brick.
The teenager's evidence to the Court lasted around ten minutes.
Eamonn Lillis is pleading not guilty to murder.
The trial at the Central Criminal Court is being heard by Mr Justice Barry White before a jury of six men and six women.
