Gerard Baden-Clay trial: Case hits nerve with crowds flocking to public gallery
The trial of accused wife killer Gerard Baden-Clay captivated the nation and drew larger than usual crowds to the Public Gallery of the Supreme Court in Brisbane.
Over the past four weeks people have lined up, gone through security and piled into the elevator up to level three.
Just prior to 10:00am the doors open to the special overflow courtroom especially set up for them to view the Baden-Clay trial.
The long line of people, both in groups and on their own, snakes its way through the empty foyer entrance, as they start to file in slowly.
They make a bee-line for their seat of choice and set themselves up for the day.
The room is filled with eyes focused on a big screen, with live pictures being beamed in directly from the main court room where proceedings are taking place.
A rough headcount of the room would give you a figure of around 100 men, women, and some children as well.
The court bailiff reads out the rules prior to proceedings commencing, the way a teacher my lay down the law in their own classroom: no cheering, no talking; refrain from phone calls, or put your phones on silent.
The silence is deafening in the courtroom as people watch the screens - one with the main players of the trial and the other fully dedicated to exhibits.
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