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Television New Zealand
August 5 1994
Peter Ellis
Network News
Reporter: Arana Taumata
Precis
A major development in the Peter Ellis appeal hearing, a child
whose evidence on three charges of sexual abuse helped convict Ellis has
changed her mind.
Shotlist
0:00 MWS barristers in court bow to Appeal Court
judges on last day of appeal hearing by Peter Ellis.
MS Graham Panckhurst, lawyer in court.
MWS BS court hearing ZOOM IN Ellis file on bench.
(LCT) June 1993 MS Peter Ellis, Christchurch
creche worker walking along street.
GRAPHIC re Ellis Appeal, Graham Panckhurst QC
statement relating to child witness recanting, the matter had bothered her
for some time and she wanted to speak out.
REPORTER Arana Taumata to
CAMERA re child telling her mother that her stories of Peter Ellis abusing
her were not true.
MS lawyers in Appeal Court. (LCT) June 1993
GVs District Court entrance.
(LCT) June 1993
GVs people going into court for Ellis trial.
MCU Graham Panckhurst.
MCU judge ZOOM OUT to MWS through doors of Appeal Court sitting.
MCU profile Brent Stanaway, Crown Prosecutor.
GRAPHIC re statement by Crown Prosecutor Brent Stanaway
re child witness retraction in Peter Ellis Appeal, recanting common with
abused child, best way to get things back to normal is by withdrawing the
allegation.
MS lawyers in court
V/O REPORTER quoting Brent Stanaway re if the
retraction is deemed to be true, they would not seek a retrial on the three
charges and would accept the convictions being quashed .
1:32 END.
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