The defence argument for everything is you're lying. You're saying this because you think he is guilty
A Sydney court hears evidence accused murderer Chris Dawson arranged for his wife Lynette's signature to be forged on life insurance paperwork after she disappeared.
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Ms David then argued JC was making up this evidence in order to create an impression Mr Dawson was doing something "nefarious".
"I just know what I heard and saw," she answered."
A babysitter who worked for Chris Dawson tells a murder trial the former school teacher made her fear for her life and treated her like a "sex slave" after his wife Lynette vanished 40 years ago.
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"You made up a story about a hit man to stop from getting access to your daughter?" Ms David argued.
"That's ridiculous, I didn't make up this story, this is true," she responded.
Mr Dawson’s barrister Pauline David questioned whether JC was motivated to “make up” stories about her former husband for financial gain including through the sale of books and her lawsuit.
“I suggest you have every reason to make up stories such as the sex slave story,” Ms David said.
“I don’t have any reason to make up any story,” JC replied.
“And that you consider, by suggesting that Mr Dawson was some kind of crazy control freak, that you will increase the level of your damages,” Ms David said.
“That’s insulting,” JC replied.
Ms David put it to her she made the allegation: “As part of your mission to destroy Mr Dawson and his family.”
“No,” JC replied.
A woman who lived next door at the time Lynette Dawson went missing says she witnessed the woman's husband, Chris Dawson, "towering over" his wife during a heated argument shortly before she vanished.
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Defence barrister Ms David accused Ms Andrew of not putting in enough effort to find out where her "close friend" was.
"To my great regret and shame I did not," she said.
Ms Andrew told the court she was "frightened" of Mr Dawson as he had a "really unsettling manner" and, on occasion, she had seen bruises on Ms Dawson's arms.
Ms David accused Ms Andrew of coming to court to portray Mr Dawson in the "most monstrous" way possible, which she denied.
"I've come to tell the truth," she said.
Lynette Dawson's friend and The Teacher's Pet podcast creator Hedley Thomas talked about interest in the case from Hollywood stars including Hugh Jackman.
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Here suggesting a witness should have a presumption of witness. This is the jury/judge that needs that not a witness.
Questioned by defence barrister Pauline David, Ms Andrew agreed she had no presumption of innocence when it came to Dawson but claimed she was capable of putting any prejudice aside when giving her evidence.