Day three of the trial of Philip Polkinghorne centred around a bright orange rope hanging from a balustrade, and a detailed walk-through of the scene examination of the couple’s Remuera home.

The former Auckland eye surgeon maintains his wife took her own life on the morning of April 5, 2021 - an Easter Monday.

But, the Crown claims he staged the scene to look like suicide.

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Day 3: Inside the scene examination and what Police saw