Linda Reynolds' partner tells a defamation trial of the significant deterioration in her health after Brittany Higgins' rape allegation was made public, after an interview on Channel 10's The Project.
The defamation trial between Senator Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins has heard testimony from the Senator's partner, Robert Reid.
That was the evidence given by Senator Reynolds's partner Robert Reid in the Western Australian Supreme Court on Monday, during the defamation trial brought by the MP against her former staffer Ms Higgins over a series of social media posts. Mr Reid recalled receiving a message to come to parliament on March 23, 2021 after Senator Reynolds had collapsed and gone back to her ministerial suite.We've heard now from both sides represented in the high-stakes defamation trial between Linda Reynolds and Brittany Higgins. Neither have shown any sign of pulling punches.On medical advice, they drove to a nearby hospital to have her heart checked, given she had a pre-existing heart condition."He said 'this is very serious'.
Ms Higgins claims Senator Reynolds mishandled the rape allegation and failed to properly support her in the aftermath. The trial is due to continue until early September, with Ms Higgins expected to give evidence in the last week of August.Politics and a 'pile-on' have taken a heavy toll on Linda Reynolds, but there are two sides to the story
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