Defence team wraps up case in Polkinghorne trial

The jury in the murder trial of former eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne has been told not to get swept up in the murder mystery fantasy, as his defence team wraps up its case. Dr Polkinghorne is alleged to have killed his wife Pauline Hanna in their Remuera home three years ago and staging it to look like a suicide. His lawyers have tried to paint a picture of an honest man who tried to co-operate with the police investigation; while the Crown describes Dr Polkinghorne as a master manipulator, capable of murder, Finn Blackwell was in court.