Jury discharged in Bruce Lehrmann case after ‘material entered jury room that ought not to have’

Lehrmann has pleaded not guilty to raping Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019

The entire jury in the trial of Bruce Lehrmann has been discharged after a juror was found to have conducted their own research and brought outside material into the jury room.

The ACT supreme court convened on Thursday morning and heard that a juror had conducted research outside the courtroom, contrary to their oath.

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