Overview
- Prosecutor Michael Brady KC told jurors there was “nothing accidental,” pointing to two pathologists who said the chest wound beneath the right armpit was typical of homicide.
- Defence counsel Michael Hayton KC argued the Crown’s case lacks proof and noted even prosecution experts could not rule out an accidental fall onto a kitchen knife.
- Under cross-examination, Daryl Berman denied picking up a knife or stabbing her husband as the prosecutor pressed, “what really happened in that kitchen?”
- Evidence highlighted a 25-second gap between unlocking Berman’s phone and dialing 999, which she said reflected “absolute blind panic.”
- The court heard police initially treated the death as accidental until a doctor’s concern prompted a senior pathologist’s review, and jurors were told Berman later wrote “bye bye” with kisses and a heart on that day’s calendar entry.