The Christchurch Civic Creche Case

News Reports Index

1993 June-Dec



Television New Zealand
June 3 1993

Ellis Trial
Network News
Reporter Cliff Joiner

Precis
The jury in the Peter Ellis Civic Child Care Centre abuse case is now considering its verdict, the judge summed up this morning and the jury's been locked away for nearly four hours now.

Shotlist

00:00      WS Peter Ellis enters the rear of the Christchurch High Court for the last time

V/O REPORTER re the jury in the Peter Ellis Civic Child Care Centre abuse case is now considering its verdict, the judge summed up this morning and the jury's been locked away for nearly four hours now .

00:14      STILL Justice Williamson .

00:17      GRAPHIC summary by Justice Williamson to the jury .

00:49      (SF) GVs INT empty court-room .

00:57      MS Karen Zelas enters court, the psychiatrist who gave evidence for the Crown on the credibility of the children's evidence .

01:08      MS Australian psychiatrist Keith LePage leaves the court

V/O REPORTER re he was called for the defence to give evidence on the credibility of the children's evidence .

01:13      (LCT)  GVs EXT Civic Child Care Centre, Christchurch .

01:26      (SF) children (IDENTITY OBSCURED) playing at a creche (not Civic Creche) .

01:30      (LCT) four women creche workers who were also accused of abusing children in their care, but who were later discharged, WS Marie Keys, Gaye Davidson, Debbie Gillespie and Janice Buckingham walk towards CAMERA.

01:32      SLOW MOTION Peter Ellis walks up and down in front of the Christchurch court .

01:42      END.