Family friends and colleagues testify that Higgins’s demeanour changed drastically after the night she alleges she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann, who denies the charge
Lehrmann had ‘no urgent work’ at parliament, court toldPM’s office was told 11 days after event, court toldLehrmann ‘wouldn’t dream’ of going to minister’s office, court told
Brittany Higgins seemed “broken”, “unfamiliar” and “frozen in what had happened to her” in the period after her alleged rape in parliament house, her mother, friends and colleagues have told a court.
Bruce Lehrmann has pleaded not guilty to sexual intercourse without consent in relation to the events of 23 March 2019.
Continue reading…Family friends and colleagues testify that Higgins’s demeanour changed drastically after the night she alleges she was raped by Bruce Lehrmann, who denies the chargeLehrmann had ‘no urgent work’ at parliament, court toldPM’s office was told 11 days after event, court toldLehrmann ‘wouldn’t dream’ of going to minister’s office, court toldBrittany Higgins seemed “broken”, “unfamiliar” and “frozen in what had happened to her” in the period after her alleged rape in parliament house, her mother, friends and colleagues have told a court.Bruce Lehrmann has pleaded not guilty to sexual intercourse without consent in relation to the events of 23 March 2019. Continue reading…