Brittany Higgins, Bruce Lehrmann: Jury sent home for the weekend
Daily MailHe has pleaded not guilty to one charge of sexual intercourse without consent Brittany Higgins is pictured outside court. He has pleaded not guilty In his closing remarks this week, Lehrmann's defence lawyer Steven Whybrow criticised Ms Higgins' evidence that she believed she would do a TV interview about her alleged rape and then return to anonymity. Meanwhile, Crown prosecutor Shane Drumgold told the jury Lehrmann took Ms Higgins back to Parliament House on the night he allegedly raped her because 'it was the most convenient place to get her drunk and confused'. Crown prosecutor told the court Lehrmann took Ms Higgins to Parliament House because it was 'convenient' He suggested that was the answer to one of the key questions jury members had to consider - why did Lehrmann and Ms Higgins go to Parliament House that night? Justice McCallum also addressed parts of defence lawyer Steven Whybrow's closing arguments, including when he spoke about Ms Higgins' recollection of events.