Inside the Crown's closing statement: What they say happened to Pauline Hanna

Week Eight has the Crown and Defence issuing their closing statements. First is the Crown, with Crown Prosecutor Alysha McClintock delivering it to the jury. The Crown alleges that Philip Polkinghorne killed his wife, Pauline Hanna, on April 5 2021. He maintains she took her own life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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