He said the accused told the jury he got back with her “for the sake of the business”.
Justice Byrne said Baden-Clay’s wife confronted him about the affair and it ended. He said he told Ms McHugh he did not want to be with her and instead wanted to be with his wife and children. He said Ms McHugh threw things at him and became angry.
He said Baden-Clay’s wife joined the business and took on a more active role, while he was banned from going out at night because she did not trust him.
He said the accused told the jury he met with Ms McHugh in December and he told her he loved her.
“He testified that in fact, he did not,” Justice Byrne said.
He said the accused’s wife was unaware his relationship with Ms McHugh had resumed as he used a secret phone account to contact her and deleted the calls between them from the call log in his mobile phone.
Justice Byrne said the accused testified that Ms Ritchie told him it would be useful for his wife to talk about her feelings and ask questions about the affair.
He said the accused initially resisted but eventually agreed to taking part in the 15-minute sessions.
He said Baden-Clay told the jury he was trying to help his mistress find something other than him to fixate on and to distance himself from her.
“In my weakness I tended to roll over and say whatever she wanted to hear,” he said.
Justice Byrne said the accused told the jury he would agree to anything Ms McHugh asked in order to keep her happy.
He said Baden-Clay emailed he would be separated from his wife by July 1, 2012 but in evidence, told the jury he had no intention of doing so.
He said the two of them went to Mt Coot-tha on April 18, 2012 to do the 15-minute session.
Justice Byrne said the accused told them they had not finished all the questions his wife had.
He said that at his wife’s request he drew a diagram of Ms McHugh’s home.
He said the accused went to a chamber of commerce meeting the next day and has no knowledge of how the blood of his wife came to be in the family’s Holden Captiva.
Justice Byrne said Ms Baden-Clay told his wife he was very remorseful and appreciated her strength and forgiveness as they sat at home going through follow-up questions on April 19, 2012.
He said the accused woke up just after 6am to find his wife was missing.
He said he was using his normal razor, which was quite old and blunt, and was really rushing.
Justice Byrne took the jury to Baden-Clay’s testimony of what took place on April 20, 2012.
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