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There is still no word
from the jury in the historical rape charges trial at the High Court in
Auckland. Jurors resumed their
deliberations at the high court at 9am. The jury of seven men
and five women has now spent 12 hours considering whether Assistant Police
Commissioner Clint Rickards and former colleagues Brad Shipton, and Bob
Schollum raped and sexually assaulted Rotorua woman Louise Nicholas in the
mid 1980s. Yesterday, it returned
twice to ask questions, but today, except for a short, in-chambers gathering
of the legal team, court twelve has been silent. The accused's family
and friends remain at court. However the wait is clearly arduous, with strain
showing on a lot of faces. |
