Week Eight has the Crown and Defence issuing their closing statements. The Crown alleges that Philip Polkinghorne killed his wife, Pauline Hanna, on April 5 2021. He maintains she took her own life.  After the Crown went first, it is now the turn of the defence - led by lawyer Ron Mansfield - to deliver its closing statement. See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Week Eight has the Crown and Defence issuing their closing statements. The Crown alleges that Philip Polkinghorne killed his wife, Pauline Hanna, on April 5 2021. He maintains she took her own life. After the Crown went first, it is now the turn of the defence - led by lawyer Ron Mansfield - to deliver its closing statement. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Week Eight has the Crown and Defence issuing their closing statements. The Crown alleges that Philip Polkinghorne killed his wife, Pauline Hanna, on April 5 2021. He maintains she took her own life.&nbsp; After the Crown went first, it is now the turn of the defence - led by lawyer Ron Mansfield - to deliver its closing statement.&nbsp;See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Inside the defence's closing statement: What they say happened to Pauline Hanna

From the team behind The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald's daily news podcast, comes Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial. 
Paulina Hanna was found dead at the Remuera home she shared with her husband of 30 years, Philip Polkinghorne, on Easter Monday 2021. 
For 16 months, her death was treated as “unexplained”. That’s until it emerged Polkinghorne had been charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty in August 2022.  
Over the coming weeks, The Front Page host Chelsea Daniels will be reporting regularly from the Auckland High Court as Polkinghorne stands trial. 
Follow Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.

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From the team behind The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald's daily news podcast, comes Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial. Paulina Hanna was found dead at the Remuera home she shared with her husband of 30 years, Philip Polkinghorne, on Easter Monday 2021. For 16 months, her death was treated as “unexplained”. That’s until it emerged Polkinghorne had been charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty in August 2022. Over the coming weeks, The Front Page host Chelsea Daniels will be reporting regularly from the Auckland High Court as Polkinghorne stands trial. Follow Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.

From the team behind The Front Page, the New Zealand Herald's daily news podcast, comes Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial.&nbsp;
Paulina Hanna was found dead at the Remuera home she shared with her husband of 30 years, Philip Polkinghorne, on Easter Monday 2021.&nbsp;
For 16 months, her death was treated as “unexplained”.&nbsp;That’s until it emerged Polkinghorne had been charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty in August 2022.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Over the coming weeks, The Front Page host Chelsea Daniels will be reporting regularly from the Auckland High Court as Polkinghorne stands trial.&nbsp;
Follow Accused: The Polkinghorne Trial on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts.&nbsp;

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Inside the defence's closing statement: What they say happened to Pauline Hanna

Inside the defence's closing statement: What they say happened to Pauline Hanna