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Allegations
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The defence will close its
case today in the trial of a top police officer and two of his former
colleagues. Assistant Commissioner
Clint Rickards, Bob Schollum and Brad Shipton are accused of raping and
sexually assaulting Rotorua woman Louise Nicholas 20 years ago. The three defence
lawyers' addresses follow a three-hour closing yesterday by Crown Prosecutor
Brent Stanaway. Justice Tony Randerson is expected to wait until tomorrow
morning to deliver his summing up and will then send the jury out to consider
its verdicts. The two-and-a-half week
trial has included lengthy testimony from Louise Nicholas, and from Assistant
Commissioner Rickards. The other two accused men chose not to give evidence. |
