Brittany Higgins’ mother tells Bruce Lehrmann defamation trial hearing of her daughter’s alleged rape was a ‘mother’s worst nightmare’ – as it happened

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Defence liaison officer told Higgins found in state of undress', court hears

Payne gave evidence that early in the week following the alleged rape of Brittany Higgins, he had been told by minister Linda Reynolds's chief-of-staff, Fiona Brown, about an incident involving Lehrmann in Parliament House.