A 61-year-old woman and a 47-year-old man have gone on trial charged with the murder of the woman's husband 23 years ago.
Coole Remains were exhumed in 2008
Vera McGrath and Colin Pinder deny the murder of Bernard Brian McGrath between 10 March and 18 April 1987.
Mr Pinder pleaded guilty to manslaughter this morning, but that plea has not been accepted by the prosecution.
The Central Criminal Court heard the main prosecution witness will be Ms McGrath's daughter, Veronica, who was married to Mr Pinder.
She will say that some time at the end of March or beginning of April 1987 she saw a sustained assault on her father, Mr McGrath, by her mother and Mr Pinder.
She will say he was beaten to death by the two accused with a number of different weapons at the family home at Lr Coole, Coole, Westmeath.
Her father was then buried in a shallow grave in the garden of the family home, the court was told.
But around two months later, her mother and Mr Pinder dug up the body and burned it before smashing up the charred remains and reburying the bones.
Mr McGrath's remains were exhumed in 2008, as part of a cold case investigation by gardaí.
The court was told that there will be evidence that Vera McGrath encouraged Mr Pinder to carry out the vicious attack on her husband and that she also took an active part in it.
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Coole Remains were exhumed in 2008
Vera McGrath and Colin Pinder deny the murder of Bernard Brian McGrath between 10 March and 18 April 1987.
Mr Pinder pleaded guilty to manslaughter this morning, but that plea has not been accepted by the prosecution.
The Central Criminal Court heard the main prosecution witness will be Ms McGrath's daughter, Veronica, who was married to Mr Pinder.
She will say that some time at the end of March or beginning of April 1987 she saw a sustained assault on her father, Mr McGrath, by her mother and Mr Pinder.
She will say he was beaten to death by the two accused with a number of different weapons at the family home at Lr Coole, Coole, Westmeath.
Her father was then buried in a shallow grave in the garden of the family home, the court was told.
But around two months later, her mother and Mr Pinder dug up the body and burned it before smashing up the charred remains and reburying the bones.
Mr McGrath's remains were exhumed in 2008, as part of a cold case investigation by gardaí.
The court was told that there will be evidence that Vera McGrath encouraged Mr Pinder to carry out the vicious attack on her husband and that she also took an active part in it.
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