Jury discharged in Bruce Lehrmann trial after ‘material entered jury room that ought not to have’

Court hears juror brought in research paper on sexual assault while considering verdict. Lehrmann has pleaded not guilty to raping Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019

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The entire jury in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann has been discharged after a juror was found to have conducted their own research and brought a research paper on sexual assaults into the jury room.

The ACT supreme court convened on Thursday morning and heard that Lehrmann’s trial must be aborted after a juror had conducted research outside the courtroom.

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Law (Australia) | The Guardian