Polkinghorne E7: ‘Some things are going to come out’
As the Crown case nears its end, a close friend and colleague alleges Polkinghorne made sex and meth admissions that “shocked” her. There are questions about tensions in the operating theatre, financi...
9 Sep 202433min
Polkinghorne E6: The disappearing mark
Two pathologists face detailed questions about the significance of a mark on Pauline Hanna’s neck, with one asked why they didn’t mention it in their autopsy report. The court hears more about Hanna’s...
30 Aug 202441min
Polkinghorne E5: ‘He wants to have sex with everybody’
In a recording played to the jury, Pauline Hanna talks about the state of her marriage to eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne and their sex life. Close friends recall her sharing an alleged strangulation ...
27 Aug 202452min
Polkinghorne E4: ‘She’s never hit me, I’ve never hit her’
The jury hears Polkinghorne for the first time as the prosecution plays his police interview from the day his wife died. While answering questions about his marriage to Pauline Hanna and her state of ...
21 Aug 202439min
Polkinghorne E3: An unprecedented search
With Philip Polkinghorne being interviewed at the police station, detectives decide to step up their search of his house. Amid tests for fingerprints, DNA and blood - a hunt dubbed unprecedented by th...
16 Aug 202437min
Polkinghorne E2: Code 1C for suspicious
As detectives comb the home of Philip Polkinghorne and Pauline Hanna, questions quickly emerge about the rope involved in her death. The jury hears Polkinghorne’s summary of his wife’s final day alive...
10 Aug 202430min
Polkinghorne E1: 'My wife's dead'
On Easter Monday 2021, police were called to the home of a successful professional couple in the affluent Auckland suburb of Remuera. They found the body of Pauline Hanna. In his emergency call, her h...
1 Aug 202429min
Polkinghorne trailer
Police are called to the multi-million dollar home of a successful couple to find the body of Pauline Hanna, also known as Pauline Polkinghorne. A year and a half later, eye surgeon Philip John Polkin...
26 Juli 20241min
