The trial begins.
A week later, it’s declared a mistrial. The Crown has just turned over evidence that seems to say someone saw the murder of Brett Hall – and the killer wasn’t David Lyttle!
How could that possibly happen? It turns out that this is just the latest in an astonishing chain of disclosure failures by police investigating the case.
Is the justice system broken? Can a fair trial go ahead?
Written and presented by Steven Price
Executive Producers Justin Gregory, Katy Gosset & Tim Watkin
Director Duncan Smith
Music Ebony Lamb and Gram Antler
Images by Ebony Lamb. Design by Jarred Bishop
Supported by the Michael and Suzanne and Borrin Foundation and Te Kauhanganui Tatai Ture, Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington