Rachel Sharp
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Exactly, yeah.
So when they called in and said, you know, there's an intruder who's stabbed his wife and that they've shot him.
We've also heard from the person who carried out the autopsies, their forensic pathologist, and they actually presented the knife that was used in the stabbing of Christine in the courtroom, which was obviously quite a big moment.
There's also been a couple of responding officers who were first on the scene as well, who were grilled about their reaction and
For example, allowing Brendan to wash blood off his hands after they arrived on the scene and he was covered in obviously his wife's blood.
So that's what I think we'll see further down the line.
At the moment, it's only a few days into the trial.
But the defense has said that they are going to be showing evidence from experts that will show that actually it was Christine who was online contacting people on the fetish website.
So it'll be interesting what they present versus what the prosecutors present in that sense.
You know, Brendan's team don't deny that they were having an affair, but they maintain that it was Joseph Ryan who killed Christine and that they then shot him when they found him inside the home.
We're taking a quick break after this.
So prosecutors are obviously going to continue to show their case that they believe this was a huge plot orchestrated by Brendan, while the defence is pushing back on that catfish theory and has promised to show experts that suggest it was Christine who was on those websites.
The defence has also, during the opening statement and also in their cross-examination of Julianna,
They've also made it clear that they plan to really undermine her credibility.
And obviously, this is the star witness.
This is the one person who, other than Brandon, knows what really happened in that room that day.
And they're trying to undermine her credibility by saying, you know, well, it took over a year for her to come forward and say this.
She's obviously benefited from it through a plea deal.
So really, it's going to be interesting to see what the jury makes of that and also whether Brendan himself is going to take the stand to offer the alternative theory.
So Joseph Ryan is a complete stranger to everyone involved in this.