Ex-lover tailored evidence to implicate Chris Dawson in the disappearance of his wife, Lynette, court hears

Dawson was an honest man who gave truthful answers and cooperated with police, former teacher’s barrister tells court

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Evidence used against Christopher Michael Dawson in his murder trial had been tailored by his spurned teenage lover to further implicate him as a suspect in the disappearance of his first wife, a court has been told.

Continuing her closing submissions on Thursday, Dawson’s barrister, Pauline David, drew attention to evidence given by JC, who her client had an affair with while married to Lynette Dawson.

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