In his month long trial which has ended with his conviction for the murder of nine-year-old schoolgirl Charlise Mutten, Justin Stein was the most mild-mannered of liars.
Most of the time. The mask did slip once, but as an accused killer desperate not to face possibly the next 30 years of his life in jail, Stein was cool and calm under the pressure.
Even the lengthy grilling by prosecutors about his different, conflicting stories and his tale, that it was