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‘Let Pauline rest in peace’: Polkinghorne found not guilty of murdering wife
The Crown said the Remuera surgeon strangled his wife. The defence said it was suicide.
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The former eye surgeon sobbed in court this morning as his 111 call was played.
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The former eye surgeon sobbed in court this morning as his 111 call was played.
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The eye surgeon is accused of strangling wife Pauline Hanna then staging a suicide.
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Jury in Polkinghorne murder trial expected to begin deciding verdict today
The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna at their Remuera home.
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Jury in Polkinghorne murder trial expected to begin deciding verdict tomorrow
The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna at their Remuera home.
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