A forensic pathologist testified at the murder trial of John Douglas Robinson in the death and dismemberment of Clifford Fair.
Robinson has pleaded guilty to causing indignity to a human body but not guilty to the murder charge.
WARNING: Graphic details from this court case may disturb some readers.
Fair's remains were found in 2008, buried in the backyard of a Princess Street home where Robinson was renting a basement apartment.
The court heard Fair's torso, head and arms were found in three different locations.
The forensic pathologist who examined the remains testified nothing showed up in toxicology testing, that Fair had a very thin skull and there were no signs of a fracture or brain hemorrhage.
Crown prosecutor Tom Meehan says "Her evidence this morning was she was not able to specify a cause of death due to the advanced decomposition of the body and the fact is she also ruled out a natural cause of death."
Jurors were also shown photos of the victim's remains and the pathologist used a model of a head to more accurately describe the injuries she observed.
The defence argued that Fair had been in a fight about ten days before he died where he allegedly sustained head injuries.
They raised the issue of whether those alleged injuries would have made him more vulnerable to being struck again even without great force, and the pathologist agreed it was possible.
The trial resumes next Tuesday.
