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Podcast: The Front Page
Episode: Days 24 - 26: Witnesses reveal a different side of Polkinghorne as defence argues its case
Description: Week six of the trial of Philip Polkinghorne continued with the defence’s case.  The former Auckland eye surgeon is accused of murdering his wife, Pauline Hanna, who was found dead on 5 April, 2021. He maintains she took her own life. Witnesses for the defence revealed a different side of Polkinghorne then what we’ve previously heard, with former colleagues and neighbours describing him as funny, generous and caring.  While the case took another dive into the couple’s accounts, electricity usage the morning Hanna died, and the reappearance of a red mark on th...