Bruce Lehrmann’s lawyer accuses Brittany Higgins of ‘erasing’ details from night of alleged rape

Steve Wyborn tells court Australians had been sold a pup' with Higgins's allegations Lehrmann sexually assaulted her in Parliament House

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Bruce Lehrmann's lawyer has told jurors that Brittany Higgins erased" key details from the night of her alleged rape inside Parliament House, saying the Australian public had been sold a pup" over the allegations.

On Tuesday the trial of Lehrmann, a former political staffer, over the alleged sexual assault of Higgins inside Parliament House began in Canberra.

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