Brittany Higgins is in hospital and fears for the former political staffer’s mental health have led prosecutors to sensationally drop the criminal charge against the Liberal Party staffer accused of raping her.
The shock developments means a court will never return a verdict on the allegations against Bruce Lehrmann, who Ms Higgins claimed sexually assaulted her in defence minister Linda Reynolds’ Parliament House office in March 2019.
Mr Lehrmann, 27, has always strenuously denied the allegation and pleaded not guilty