Lawyers acting for a Melbourne woman accused of killing her sister in an alleged hit and run have asked a court to throw the charges out. Asyai Luk returned before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday for a committal hearing which will decide if the case goes to trial. ProsecutorsContinue Reading
The top cop who oversaw police investigating Brittany Higgins rape allegation has hit back at claims he held outdated views about complainants telling an inquiry he is himself a survivor of sexual assault. Detective Superintendent Scott Moller was asked today at the inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann whetherContinue Reading
A rogue juror who caused the rape trial of Bruce Lehrmann to be aborted told the judge they were “deeply sorry” in a private hearing that was never disclosed to the public. The account of the juror has emerged in documents published by the board of inquiry into the prosecutionContinue Reading
Bruce Lehrmann’s barrister, Steve Whybrow, received a 7am phone call from a furious prosecutor after the rape trial, demanding to know whether the defence team had leaked sensitive police documents critical of Brittany Higgins. In the exchange, which is detailed in newly released text messages to a board of inquiry,Continue Reading