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The story’s twists and turns continue. The defence team appeal, arguing again that the Mr Big sting evidence was unreliable and should not have been used.
This time the Court of Appeal agrees.
The defence lawyers go back to court to argue that there’s not enough evidence now to convict David.
They win. The judge rules that David cannot be retried. He is free. The case is over.
Where does that leave Mr Big?
Should the law control Mr Big stings better? Is David Lyttle an innocent man tricked into telling a story that then he had to struggle for more than 10 years to escape? Or is he a murderer who crafted a story of innocence that eventually fooled the court?
And should the police use stories like Mr Big to try to get to the truth about a murder?
Photo: Ebony Lamb Photography
Written and presented by Steven Price
Executive Producers Justin Gregory, Katy Gosset & Tim Watkin
Director Duncan Smith
Music Ebony Lamb and Gram Antler
Images by Ebony Lamb. Design by Jarred Bishop
Supported by the Michael and Suzanne and Borrin Foundation and Te Kauhanganui Tatai Ture, Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington
Photo: Victoria University of Wellington
Photo: Borrin Foundation
