Mr Bates said there was no question the teenager's threats immediately jeopardised the doctor's career and lifestyle. While the teenage driver was key to the Crown case, Mr Bates said there were many other pieces of evidence that showed Skantha was guilty. Mr Bates said not only was his job important to him but he was on a final warning for misconduct. Mr Bates questioned whether the boy could have somehow orchestrated that to frame the defendant as the killer and fit his story. Mr Bates told the jurors there were three rules for trials: “common sense, common sense and common sense.”The trial continues.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 26, 2019 00:00 UTC