Bruce Lehrmann trial: jury continues deliberations in ACT supreme court case

Lehrmann is accused of raping Brittany Higgins on a couch in the office of then defence industry minister, an allegation he denies

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The jury in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann will continue their deliberations on Friday after being sent home following a full day considering the case on Thursday.

Lehrmann is accused of raping Brittany Higgins on a couch in the office of then defence industry minister, Linda Reynolds, on 23 March 2019, an allegation he denies. The pair had returned to parliament in the early hours of the morning after a night of drinking at Canberra bars.