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Benbow trial is a "unique" case - Criminal Lawyer

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Fri, 13 Oct 2023, 8:01am
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Benbow trial is a "unique" case - Criminal Lawyer

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九一星空无限talk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 13 Oct 2023, 8:01am

A long-running case that's ended with a Christchurch man convicted of murdering his childhood friend is being described as unique by a criminal lawyer.

It was the second trial faced by former prison guard David Benbow over the disappearance of Michael McGrath in 2017.

It followed an eight-week trial in the High Court in Christchurch.

The verdict follows six years of investigation and two trials, one ending in a hung jury.

Criminal lawyer Steve Cullen told Mike Hosking that this case has been on solely circumstantial evidence.

But he says this can happen, and with such a small population in New Zealand, it can be easier to whittle suspects down.

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