An addiction expert who specialises in substance use disorders has been giving evidence at the Philip Polkinghorne murder trial
An addiction expert who specialises in substance use disorders has been giving evidence at the Philip Polkinghorne murder trial
23 August 2024
The eye surgeon's accused of killing his wife, Pauline Hanna, in their Remuera home in April 2021, with the defence claiming she took her own life.
The Crown has called Emma Schwarcz -- a psychiatrist specialising in addiction -- as a witness.
She's told the court, the crystal meth found in Polkinghorne's home shortly after his wife's death, is known for being potent and addictive.
Schwarcz says violence is not an inevitable outcome of meth use, although studies have shown an association between aggression and meth use.
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