One of last people to see Amber Haigh may have estimated date of sighting from news report, court hears

James Arber tells murder trial he saw Robert and Anne Geeves leaving in a car with the 19-year-old and her baby

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A witness thought to be one of the last people to see Amber Haigh has admitted that he may have estimated the date he saw her after watching a news item on her disappearance, a court has heard.

Army veteran James Arber, who grew up in Boorowa in New South Wales, also confirmed police asked him to wear a wire and talk to Robert and Anne Geeves after he came forward with information in 2021 but he dismissed the idea as nonsense and a bit weird".

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