Crown prosecutor Brett Hatfield SC says judge was correct to convict Dawson who had a ‘possessive’ relationship with a teenager
A judge found Chris Dawson committed murder because he was so infatuated with pursuing a teenager who worked as his babysitter that he had to get rid of his wife.A judge found Chris Dawson committed murder because he was so infatuated with pursuing a teenager who worked as his babysitter that he had to get rid of his wife.Chris Dawson’s possessiveness of his teenage babysitter meant his claims of innocence after being convicted of murdering his wife should be rejected, a court has been told.
Lynette Dawson had not spoken to or been seen by anyone since 8 January 1982 and had idolised her husband and adored her children, a three-judge panel heard. Referring to the relationship between student and teacher as an “affair” was an understatement, the prosecutor said.“It’s an obsessive, possessive relationship between , the former teacher of the girl that turns 18 only at that time.”Earlier on Tuesday, his barrister Belinda Rigg SC challenged Justice Harrison’s verdict by saying her client had shown he was already willing to lose the relationship with his wife to be with the teenage student.
On the other hand, there was a reasonable possibility Ms Dawson had left the home to take time for herself because of the mental anguish caused by her husband’s pursuit of his student, the barrister argued.
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