Murder trial is delayed after husband, 70, accused of killing his elderly wife by pushing her in a pond slips over while viewing the scene with judge
- Peter Rex Dansie slipped at Veale Gardens while on a court tour in Adelaide
- Dansie fell over and hit his head before he was rushed to hospital for treatment
- He was to appear in front of court over the 2017 death of his wife Helen Dansie
- Dansie has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him and the trial continues
A man accused of killing his wife at a public garden has had his murder trial delayed after he slipped and struck his head at the scene of his partner's death.
Peter Rex Dansie, 70, is facing a Supreme Court trial over the drowning of his wife, Helen, 66, at Veale Gardens, in Adelaide, in April 2017.
Dansie had been visiting the site on Tuesday as part of his ongoing trial, as prosecutors claim he pushed his wheelchair-bound wife into a pond.
Dansie was returning from the gardens when he fell over before he was taken to hospital.
A man accused of killing his wife at a public garden has had his murder trial delayed after he slipped and struck his head at the scene of her death (pictured, Peter Rex Dansie)
Peter Rex Dansie, 70, is facing a Supreme Court trial over the drowning death of his wife, Helen, 66, at Veale Gardens, in Adelaide, in April 2017
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His lawyers told the court later that the 70-year-old would remain in hospital for a few hours for observation.
The judge-alone trial was adjourned until Wednesday morning.
Justice David Peek said he was surprised Dansie walked to and from the scene.
'The way that he shuffles into the dock on a daily basis would lead me to infer that he'd have a lot of trouble walking any particular distance,' he said.
'It never ever occurred to me that he would be walking to or from a view, just didn't occur to me.'
His lawyers told the court later that the 70-year-old would remain in hospital for a few hours for observation
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