Hard drive of audio recordings of witnesses and Lehrmann, copies of statements and videos destroyed by police, defence solicitor says

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Bruce Lehrmann has claimed police destroyed evidence that could prove his innocence and his pending rape trial should therefore be abandoned.

Lehrmann’s solicitor, Zali Burrows, told Brisbane district court on Thursday that Queensland Police had been unable to access a hard drive that contained extensive case files.

Source: Guardian - World News