The jury in the trial of Richard Satchwell, who denies murdering his wife Tina in Co Cork more than eight years ago, will resume its deliberations tomorrow morning.
Mr Satchwell pleaded not guilty to the murder of Ms Satchwell, between 19 and 20 March 2017, at their home in Youghal.
He reported her missing on 24 March 2017. Her body was found buried under the stairs at their home in October 2023.
After her body was found, Mr Satchwell changed his story and told gardaí his wife died as he tried to hold her off with a belt while she attacked him with a chisel.
The prosecution told the jurors his version of events was farcical and had more holes in it than a block of Swiss cheese.
The defence told the jury that Ms Satchwell had been violent to her husband in the past but that he was besotted with her and there was no evidence of any intent on his part to kill her or cause serious injury to her.
The trial began at the end of last month and heard evidence from around 50 witnesses.
Mr Justice Paul McDermott told the seven women and five men that they had to approach the case with an open, independent mind, without emotion or prejudice, even though there were aspects of it which were unseemly and perhaps shocking.
He said there were a number of verdicts open to them including guilty of murder, not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter and not guilty on the basis of self defence.
The jurors deliberated for less than an hour this afternoon before signalling that they wanted to return tomorrow morning.
