Wednesday 6 July 2022 06:24 AM Claims Chris Dawson murdered wife Lynette Dawson 'nonsensical', barrister tells ... trends now

Wednesday 6 July 2022 06:24 AM Claims Chris Dawson murdered wife Lynette Dawson 'nonsensical', barrister tells ... trends now
Wednesday 6 July 2022 06:24 AM Claims Chris Dawson murdered wife Lynette Dawson 'nonsensical', barrister tells ... trends now

Wednesday 6 July 2022 06:24 AM Claims Chris Dawson murdered wife Lynette Dawson 'nonsensical', barrister tells ... trends now

The single reason why the murder case against Chris Dawson is 'nonsensical', according to the accused killer teacher's lawyers Murder case against Chris Dawson described as 'nonsensical' in court  The Crown argued he killed missing wife Lynette to be with his teenage lover Dawson maintains wife Lynette left their home of own accord in January 1982 Barrister told court Lynette knew her girls had good home with financial security

Chris Dawson (pictured): His lawyers describe the murder case against him as 'nonsensical'

Chris Dawson (pictured): His lawyers describe the murder case against him as 'nonsensical'

Allegations Christopher Michael Dawson executed the perfect crime in killing his wife without a trace while leaving all her belongings at home have been criticised as nonsensical, a court has heard.

At Dawson's murder trial on Wednesday, barrister Pauline David said it would have been extraordinary if her client planned to kill Lynette Dawson and dispose of her body while forgetting to at least pack a suitcase of her clothes to make it look like she had left.

'If he has the capacity to not only kill her ... and dispose of the body in a very short period of time, it seems nonsensical that one would leave all her clothes intact,' Ms David told the NSW Supreme Court.

Dawson, now 73, was an honest man who had kept his wife's belongings in their Bayview, Sydney home exactly as she had left them when she walked out in January 1982, the court heard.

Dawson is accused of murdering his wife because she was an obstacle to his sexual relationship with his then teenage lover and babysitter, known as JC.

Mrs Dawson abandoned the home but left her two daughters with her husband, knowing they would be taken care of, Ms David told the court.

'She knew that they had a loving father, a good home, there was financial security, and (they were) surrounded by a very loving family on both sides.'

Mrs Dawson was alive until at least 1984 when a final sighting of her was made working as a nurse at Rockcastle Hospital in the Sydney suburb of Curl Curl by former neighbours Jill and Peter Breese, Ms David said.

Justice Ian Harrison questioned her about this alleged sighting, asking why Mrs Dawson would take

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