A burglar who died after a break-in went wrong was found with two pieces of a broken knife embedded in his head.
The pathologist who examined Jordan Brophy, who died in Halewood last year, also said he was found with two separate sets of injuries which both would have separately killed him. Karl Townsend and his half-brother, Jamie Cunningham, are standing trial accused of the murder of Mr Brophy at Liverpool Crown Court.
The pair allegedly armed themselves with knives after being alerted by Ring doorbell to a break-in at Townsend's Halewood home. Prosecutors say they rushed to the address and confronted the intruders. Townsend is said to have stabbed Mr Brophy in the head and arm, before twice knifing him in the face. One stab wound went through his left optic nerve and damaged his temporal lobe.
