The judge in the Erin Patterson trial has discharged a juror mid-trial after being given new information about him.
Justice Christopher Beale had been alerted to the fact that the man had been discussing the trial outside of court.
Bringing the jury in late on Thursday, Justice Beale explained why the juror would no longer be seated alongside them for the duration of the trial.
‘I'm not going to ask you questions, I just want to give you some information,' he said.
'Under Section 43 of the Juries Act I have the power to discharge a juror if it appears to me a juror should not continue to act as a juror.'
