Defence lawyer criticises Crown for milk powder case delaysRICKY WILSON/STUFF Maximillian Christian Zucker, 20, appeared at the Blenheim District Court. (File photo)A lawyer representing a man charged with trying to cause major commercial losses with false claims about contaminated milk powder has criticised the Crown's delays in obtaining evidence. Maximillian Christian Zucker​, 20, allegedly "communicated information he believed to be false" about milk powder at Pacific Lab Holdings, in Marlborough, in October. The German man entered a not guilty plea last month and reappeared for a case review hearing at the Blenheim District Court on Monday. READ MORE:* German man denies milk powder contamination claim* German man accused of claiming milk powder at Blenheim factory contaminatedBut Crown prosecutor Jamie Crawford said she was still waiting to obtain evidence from police.

Source: Stuff December 18, 2017 19:52 UTC