AUSTRALIA
Armidale Express
By SAMANTHA-JO HARRIS Oct. 22, 2014
THE hearing into a defrocked priest facing historic child sexual abuse charges was halted on Wednesday after the prosecutor was rushed to hospital suffering chest pains.
Just after lunch, Peter Woods complained he was “feeling flat”, before walking out of the courtroom clutching his chest.
Later, court staff said Mr Woods had been complaining of symptoms which indicated a problem with his heart, but he said he was feeling no pain when treated by the paramedics.
Crown solicitor Edward Freelander, who had been in the district court, offered to step up for the hearing, which was expected to involve the cross-examination of three witnesses, including one of the complainants.
The committal was to determine which witnesses would be needed to give evidence when the case went to trial.
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