Polkinghorne's lawyer rips into 'intoxicated' police as defence takes the offensive at murder trial
The surgeon is accused of having murdered wife Pauline Hanna then staging a suicide.
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The surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna and staging a suicide.
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Philip Polkinghorne is accused of having strangled his wife in their Remuera home.
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Philip Polkinghorne is accused of having strangled his wife in their Remuera home.
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The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna.
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'You know damn well': Tense cross-examination at Polkinghorne trial
Polkinghorne's lawyer has engaged in a tense exchange with a detective in court.
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The eye surgeon is accused of having murdered his wife before staging a suicide.
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The surgeon is accused of having murdered his wife and staged a suicide.
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'I cannot live': Dramatic new letter from Hanna to husband emerges
The pair exchanged letters a year before Hanna was found dead in their Remuera home.
Jurors peek into Polkinghorne's laptop: Spousal letters and extra-marital sex videos
The eye surgeon is accused of having murdered his wife then staging a suicide scene.
‘You do spoil me’: Private letters between Polkinghorne and wife released
The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having murdered his wife Pauline Hanna.
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Kiwi study says meth users twice as likely to assault partner, trial hears
The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having fatally strangled wife Pauline Hanna.
$106k to a sex worker, $5k on hair: Extravagant spending revealed at Polkinghorne murder trial
The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having fatally strangled wife Pauline Hanna.
Pauline Hanna spent tens of thousands of dollars on hair, beauty, skin cream and dry cleaning
The eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife Pauline Hanna in their Remuera home.
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The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife Pauline Hanna.
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The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having murdered wife Pauline Hanna.
Police forensic accountant gives evidence on Polkinghorne's finances
The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled his wife before staging a suicide.
Meth detected on air con in Polkinghorne's consult room, jury hears
The jury weren't required in the High Court yesterday.
Jurors in Philip Polkinghorne murder trial given day off as halfway point reached
The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna.
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Meth use has become a recurring topic at the Auckland eye surgeon's murder trial.
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Polkinghorne trial: Third week comes to end, witness on accused's comments about sex life and drugs
The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna.
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Pauline Hanna considered driving into a truck, GP reveals
Today the trial shifts to a new venue as Pauline Hanna's GP faces questions.
Prozac and a Christmas crisis: Pauline Hanna's GP quizzed at Polkinghorne murder trial
The surgeon is acccused of having strangled his wife then masked the death as a suicide.
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'She had to be very careful around him': What Hanna told worried friend about husband
The Auckland eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna.
'Justice for Pauline': Friend grilled on motivation for murder trial testimony
Pauline Hanna's friend continues giving evidence on day 14 of the murder trial.
Pauline Hanna planned to 'see a lawyer and write a will' prior to her death, friend tells court
The eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife then staging a suicide.
'He tried to strangle me': What Pauline Hanna told friends before she died
The eye surgeon is accused of strangling his wife then staging it to look like a suicide.