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Cold case murder trial: accused's confidante gives evidence against her

Asked to lie, offered money “when it comes through” and being told the man had “deserved to be punished” . . . murder-accused Lynne Maree Martin’s former boss Rachel Rolston recalled to a jury yesterday interactions she’d had with Martin after the death of her father Russell Allison in a house fire at Whatatutu in the early hours of January 25, 2013.

At the time of the fire, Martin, 63, had been employed for about six months

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