Talisa Siganto

He had toxic levels of that powerful opioid in his system.

The way this interacted with his body was explained a little during the trial.

He actually became unwell and was vomiting heavily.

And then that went into his lungs and that triggered a type of pneumonia, which is what ultimately caused his death.

Well, the prosecution spent most of its final arguments really just trying to defend Tara and her evidence, saying, you know, she was honest and reliable.

They really wanted the jury to see past those inconsistencies we spoke about in the last episode, which was raised by the defence in her cross-examination.

They said she only got minor details wrong and it was on pretty inconsequential things.

They said for the most part she'd provided a consistent account of what she said happened and reminded the jury that people do forget things.

This happened a long time ago and that actually just made her more genuine.

They rejected this idea Jonathan might have overdosed himself.

And as for that note, the prosecution said it could not at all be considered a suicide note or a type of will incident.

because it didn't explicitly say he would do anything.

They said the wording was strange, the phrasing was strange, and parts of it were indistinct.

It was even suggested that all of the note wasn't written at the same time.

Ultimately, the prosecution said the jury should doubt who wrote it, when it was written, and they just need to disregard it.

Well, it certainly wasn't boring, Stockie, I will say that.

And look, this is the place where defence lawyers usually bring their A-games, and Angus Edwards didn't disappoint.

His closings went for several hours, and as you say, he really narrowed in on Tara.

He said her story was just completely fabricated, and...

There was other evidence in the trial that disproved a lot of what she had to say.