Day 42 of the Claremont Serial Killings trial started with a revelation which immediately led to a delay of proceedings for at least two days.

That revelation was the discovery of more than 400 documents relating to testing of the crucial evidence - Ciara Glennon’s fingernails.

Prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo started off proceedings by admitting the blunder to the court, which Justice Hall called ‘extremely unsatisfactory’.

Ms Barbagallo revealed the documents were discovered during a briefing with PathWest witnesses ahead of their appliances, which was due to be this week. The defence received those documents just five minutes before court began.

Before the trial started, it was revealed there would be at least one million documents presented by the prosecution.

During preparation for the trial, Ms Barbagallo said PathWest found and scanned all of their documents relating to the case, but at least 400 were scanned and not sent to the defence, or never scanned at all. Both Justice Hall and defence lawyer Paul Yovich have asked PathWest for a statement explaining how it could have happened.

When court resumed in two days, forensic scientist Aleks Bagdonavicius will continue his evidence.

Joined by criminal defence lawyer Damien Cripps, who had some sympathetic words for the prosecution, Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and Alison Fan discuss what today's events mean for the trial moving forward, and debate whether it was in fact an unacceptable blunder, or just human error. 

While court won’t be sitting, the podcast will continue, stay tuned for bonus episodes of Claremont in Conversation, and send in any questions you have from the trial so far to claremonpodcast@wanews.com.au

Day 42 of the Claremont Serial Killings trial started with a revelation which immediately led to a delay of proceedings for at least two days.
That revelation was the discovery of more than 400 documents relating to testing of the crucial evidence - Ciara Glennon&rsquo;s fingernails.
Prosecutor Carmel Barbagallo started off proceedings by admitting the blunder to the court, which Justice Hall called &lsquo;extremely unsatisfactory&rsquo;.
Ms Barbagallo revealed the documents were discovered during a briefing with PathWest witnesses ahead of their appliances, which was due to be this week. The defence received those documents just five minutes before court began.
Before the trial started, it was revealed there would be at least one million documents presented by the prosecution.
During preparation for the trial, Ms Barbagallo said PathWest found and scanned all of their documents relating to the case, but at least 400 were scanned and not sent to the defence, or never scanned at all. Both Justice Hall and defence lawyer Paul Yovich have asked PathWest for a statement explaining how it could have happened.
When court resumed in two days, forensic scientist Aleks Bagdonavicius will continue his evidence.
Joined by criminal defence lawyer Damien Cripps, who had some sympathetic words for the prosecution, Natalie Bonjolo, Tim Clarke and Alison Fan discuss what today's events mean for the trial moving forward, and debate whether it was in fact an unacceptable blunder, or just human error.&nbsp;
While court won&rsquo;t be sitting, the podcast will continue, stay tuned for bonus episodes of Claremont in Conversation, and send in any questions you have from the trial so far to claremonpodcast@wanews.com.au

Ever since the shocking deaths of three young women in 1996 and 1997, the unanswered questions surrounding the Claremont serial killings have remained one of the biggest mysteries in WA history.

Any hope of justice in the tragic deaths of Ciara Glennon, Sarah Spiers and Jane Rimmer seemed bleak for more than 20 years, with police coming unstuck and no sign of a breakthrough.

That was until the arrest of Bradley Robert Edwards in 2016, who was subsequently charged with the trio's murders.

For the past three years details about the allegations facing Mr Edwards have been in short supply as his case headed toward what has been dubbed the trial of the century.

Now, we bring you in to the courtroom and walk you through all the revelations, allegations and talking points as the historic court case unfolds.

Join our team of journalists and legal experts as we break down all the key information from the proceedings in Claremont: The Trial.

Ever since the shocking deaths of three young women in 1996 and 1997, the unanswered questions surrounding the Claremont serial killings have remained one of the biggest mysteries in WA history.
Any hope of justice in the tragic deaths of Ciara Glennon, Sarah Spiers and Jane Rimmer seemed bleak for more than 20 years, with police coming unstuck and no sign of a breakthrough.
That was until the arrest of Bradley Robert Edwards in 2016, who was subsequently charged with the trio's murders.
For the past three years details about the allegations facing Mr Edwards have been in short supply as his case headed toward what has been dubbed the trial of the century.
Now, we bring you in to the courtroom and walk you through all the revelations, allegations and talking points as the historic court case unfolds.
Join our team of journalists and legal experts as we break down all the key information from the proceedings in Claremont: The Trial.

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