Polkinghorne found not guilty of murdering wife Pauline Hanna

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Polkinghorne found not guilty of murdering wife Pauline Hanna

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Radio New Zealand

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After an eight week trial, and 10 hours of deliberations over two days, former eye surgeon, Philip Polkinghorne has been found not guilty of murdering his wife Pauline Hanna three years ago. Jurors heard from more than 80 witnesses during the trial at the High Court in Auckland. The Crown claimed Polkinghorne killed his wife and staged her death as suicide, while the defence argued she tragically took her own life. Finn Blackwell was in court to hear the verdict and spoke to Lisa Owen.

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23 September 2024

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Checkpoint

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https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/checkpoint/audio/2018956737/polkinghorne-found-not-guil...

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