Steve Braunias at Polkinghorne trial: And now we wait
OPINION: Steve Braunias continues his diary from the High Court at Auckland.
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The eye surgeon is accused of having strangled wife Pauline Hanna at their Remuera home.
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Steve Braunias at Polkinghorne trial: A rich man womanising and a wronged woman dying
OPINION: Steve Braunias continues his diary of the Polkinghorne murder trial.
Bondage and discipline: Fiancee was jealous when partner had sex with other people
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Polkinghorne's bulk meth purchases, 'strangulation' search not unusual, defence argues
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Polkinghorne case: A summary of the closing submissions from Crown and defence
The jury charged with deciding whether Auckland eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne murdered his wife is expected to begin deliberating soon.
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Jury in Polkinghorne murder trial expected to begin deciding verdict tomorrow
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Steve Braunias at Polkinghorne trial: Polkinghorne, the opera
OPINION: Steve Braunias continues his diary of the Polkinghorne murder trial.
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Surgeon's life became 'aggressively shambolic' with sex, spending and violence prior to wife's murder - Crown
The eye surgeon is accused of murdering wife Pauline Hanna, staging a suicide.
Bondage & discipline trial: Fiancée describes strangulation with another man
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