RACISM CHARGE : Judge Hartle’s ‘peace offering’ of rusks mistaken for bribe, tribunal hears

A court clerk accusing Judge Belinda Hartle of using a racial slur believed a box of rusks left as a peace offering was an attempt to bribe him. But during cross-examination, her defence sought to poke holes in his version of events, questioning his credibility and why he waited almost a month before reporting the alleged racial slur to police.

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