The decide presiding over the Bruce Lehrmann trial has requested jury members to remain off social media over the weekend earlier than their deliberations resume on Monday.
The eight ladies and 4 males have to date spent seven hours contemplating the proof introduced within the trial after being despatched out on Wednesday afternoon.
Bruce Lehrmann arrives on the ACT Supreme Court docket on Friday.Credit score:Alex Ellinghausen
Former Coalition staffer Bruce Lerhmann has pleaded not responsible to sexually assaulting his former colleague, Brittany Higgins, within the workplace of their then-boss, senator Linda Reynolds, within the early hours of March 23, 2019.
Calling the jury in simply earlier than 4pm on Friday, ACT Supreme Court docket Chief Justice Lucy McCallum urged its members in opposition to chatting with anybody concerning the case over the weekend and to close down any potential change.
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“It’s extraordinarily vital at this stage you don’t interact in dialog,” McCallum mentioned. “Give your self a social media-free vacation.”
She mentioned they may not start deliberating once more till all 12 had been again within the jury room on Monday.
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