1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:03,120 Speaker 1: Afternoon. The trial of Philip Polkinghorn has heard today how 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:06,040 Speaker 1: much money he spent on six workers. He's accused of 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,319 Speaker 1: murdering his wife, Pauline Hannah and there Emi wad to 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:11,159 Speaker 1: home in April twenty twenty one. Now Chelsea Daniels has 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,680 Speaker 1: been covering the trial for us. She's with us now, Hey, Chelsea. 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 2: I am where are we up to? 7 00:00:14,440 --> 00:00:15,520 Speaker 1: What evidence was hert today? 8 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:21,280 Speaker 2: So three words to sum up today's evidence. That's money, money, money. 9 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,760 Speaker 2: Margaret Skelton, she's a forensic accountant. She took us through 10 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 2: a laborious but enlightening journey through the couple's various bank accounts. 11 00:00:30,040 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 2: It was a lot, a lot of numbers, different transactions, payees, transfers, 12 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 2: credit and debit cards. But we will whittle all of 13 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 2: it down to just a few facts. Polkinghorn was largely 14 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 2: in control with the couple's finances, and he spent hundreds 15 00:00:43,280 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 2: of thousands of dollars on ladies. 16 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:47,680 Speaker 1: How much exactly? How many women? 17 00:00:48,200 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 2: Well, we've already heard about Madison Ashton, the Sydney sex worker. 18 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:55,240 Speaker 2: The Crown alleges he was beginning to start a life 19 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 2: with to her alone. He transferred just over one hundred 20 00:00:59,160 --> 00:01:03,840 Speaker 2: and six thousand dollars between February twenty nineteen and January 21 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 2: twenty twenty one. The list went on about thirty five 22 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 2: K to a woman named Lee, seventy two K to 23 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 2: a woman named Jody, sixty one K to Alaria, thirteen 24 00:01:13,640 --> 00:01:17,119 Speaker 2: K to Kimberley, over seven K to Indra. All up, 25 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 2: the total amount he spent on women between twenty sixteen 26 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 2: and the beginning of twenty twenty one was two hundred 27 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:27,920 Speaker 2: and ninety six thousand, six hundred and forty five dollars. 28 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: And that's just the money that was actually transferred to 29 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:31,759 Speaker 1: these women, right. 30 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, So in amongst all of these transactions, there was 31 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 2: about one hundred and twenty cash withdrawals from Australian ATMs 32 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:42,320 Speaker 2: totaling around one hundred and fifteen thousand dollars. 33 00:01:42,760 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 3: So most as a result of my investigation, appeared to 34 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:50,559 Speaker 3: be made when Miss Pokinghorn was not in Australia. I 35 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 3: was aware at that point that Possession lived in Australia 36 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:58,240 Speaker 3: at the time and in to eighty twenty nineteen, from 37 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:05,000 Speaker 3: this Anzet account, mister Polkinghorn started making international transfers to 38 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 3: medicines and those cash with drawls ceased and those payments 39 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 3: that the payments that were made were referenced in the 40 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,960 Speaker 3: one hundred and six thousand that I mentioned earlier. 41 00:02:20,560 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 2: So through immigration records we can tell Polkinghorn wasn't always 42 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 2: in Aussie when these withdrawals were made. There was also 43 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 2: a list of cash with drawals made in New Zealand 44 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:35,520 Speaker 2: about two hundred odd thousand dollars. From twenty nineteen to 45 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 2: March twenty twenty one, there was just over one hundred 46 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 2: and ninety eight thousand dollars transferred to Polkinghorn's Australian account 47 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 2: and Skelton doesn't know where that money went once it 48 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:48,440 Speaker 2: hit Australia because banks there don't need to comply with 49 00:02:48,520 --> 00:02:49,959 Speaker 2: court orders like the ones here. 50 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: And then there was also, wasn't there, Chelsea the sale 51 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:54,200 Speaker 1: of a rental property and Pappa Toy toy that was 52 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: mentioned earlier in the trial. 53 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, so that's a pay per trial that Skelton followed. 54 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 2: The house sold for just over a million dollars. Interestingly, 55 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:07,040 Speaker 2: Lee that money was deposited into an account run by Polkinghorn, 56 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 2: a five hundred k going to an investment fund in 57 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 2: Polkinghorn's name. For example, tens of thousands dollars of dollars 58 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:15,919 Speaker 2: to his Ossie account, one hundred and fifty two thousand 59 00:03:15,919 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 2: dollars of that went to his son, and twenty six 60 00:03:18,680 --> 00:03:21,880 Speaker 2: thousand dollars was spent on a Sang Young ut that. 61 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:25,880 Speaker 3: It took I think it was almost a year. Certainly, 62 00:03:25,919 --> 00:03:29,360 Speaker 3: by March twenty twenty one the account balance was back 63 00:03:29,400 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 3: at five thousand dollars. So it took a period of 64 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 3: time for the balance of the funds to be dispersed 65 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 3: on a variety of different smaller spending items. 66 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: But as you've said before, Adoptor polkinhorns the sole authority 67 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 2: on this particular account. 68 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 3: Quick all right. 69 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 2: Skilton went on to establish the couple's worth, their network worth. 70 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 2: Looking at their two properties, the Remuera one and Rings Beach, 71 00:03:56,120 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 2: investment accounts, personal accounts and trust accounts. They were worth 72 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,440 Speaker 2: nearly ten point five five million dollars. A defense lawyer, 73 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 2: Ron Mansfield pointed out that when a couple chooses to 74 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 2: separate assets, no matter whose name they're in, it would 75 00:04:08,440 --> 00:04:09,720 Speaker 2: be divided fifty to fifty. 76 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 1: Chelsea, thank you very much, really appreciate its Chelsea Daniels 77 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: Court reporter, and you can Listen to more of Chelsea's 78 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,880 Speaker 1: coverage on the podcast Accused the Polkinghorn Trial. That's on 79 00:04:17,960 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio or of course, wherever you get your podcasts. For 80 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, listen live to news 81 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,919 Speaker 1: talks it'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the 82 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio.