US EditionJury hears Matt Wright's workmate asked for injured pilot's phone in hospital — as it happened
Matt Wright faces allegations of trying to obstruct justice by accessing an injured pilot's phone and manipulating helicopter flying hour records, court heard in a case involving a fatal 2022 crash.
- Prosecutors allege Matt Wright instructed an associate to collect pilot Sebastian Robinson’s phone after the February 2022 crash that killed Chris “Willow” Wilson.
- Eleven days after the accident, prosecutors allege Wright asked a family member of injured pilot Sebastian Robinson for his phone, fearing investigators would uncover meter disconnections.
- Via video link, the court heard Ms Lee said Mr Johnson asked for Robinson’s phone and a maintenance form at Brisbane hospital, which was handed to him by a family member.
- The jury was dismissed for legal discussion, and Acting Justice Allan Blow adjourned proceedings until 10am on Tuesday, sending the jury home for legal argument.
- Amid the trial, it emerged the charges do not allege Wright is responsible for the crash, Wilson’s death or Robinson’s injuries, clarifying the scope of the case.
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Jury hears Matt Wright's workmate asked for injured pilot's phone in hospital — as it happened
The jury in the Northern Territory Supreme Court trial of celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright has heard one of its his colleagues visited injured pilot Sebastian Robinson in hospital and asked for his phone.
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