Warning: Some readers might find the contents of this live blog distressing.
KEY POINTS:
- Retired eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne has pleaded not guilty to murdering wife Pauline Hanna at Easter 2021.Â
- The Crown alleges Polkinghorne, 71, strangled his wife and staged her death to look like a suicide at their Remuera home. The defence says there is no evidence of a homicide. Â
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Steve Braunias at the Polkinghorne trial: Doctor’s songs of innocence
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Steve Braunias at the Polkinghorne trial: The Crown lays its last brick in the wall
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Herald reporter George Block is filing live from the Auckland High Court. Follow our live updates below.
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