The trial heard evidence from a forensic pathologist who became involved in the case in 2019. Elena Krantoni reviewed the post-mortem examination reports and photographic evidence but did not examine Jean’s body.
Krantoni told the court Jean had died from an incomplete tear of the brain stem. She said the fatal injury was likely to have been caused by a forceful blow to the back of the neck with a blunt object.
She said the injuries were not consistent with a fall.
Krantoni said she believed Jean had been placed in the sea rather than thrown in and would have been alive when she entered the water.
The trial also heard evidence from Jean’s three sons who had travelled from Dumfries to Crete for the trial.
Her eldest son, Robert Porter, told the court his mother had kept a diary in which the accused was named. He said it referred to what he described as a “steady relationship” with the man.
He said Jean ended the relationship in a “polite way”, but the man had continued to “bully her.”
He said the diary was his mum’s “voice” and important evidence had not received sufficient attention.
Her middle son, Michael Porter, said his mum had made it clear in the diary that she was trying to end communication with the man.
He said the man kept turning up at her house and work asking for money and following her.
Jean had been living in Kato Gouves, a village about 12 miles (19km) from Heraklion, for a number of years at the time of her death.
She worked in several local bars and tavernas in the area.
