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Grief and a gold coffin: the legal drama engulfing a star footballer’s family

Grief and a gold coffin: the legal drama engulfing a star footballer’s family

The Front · The Australian

December 1, 202514m 59s

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Show Notes

Joan Taufua, mother of NRL star Payne Haas, was living in a grief-induced fantasy world when she was involved in a car accident where three people died, according to her lawyers. Now, her defence team wants the case treated as a mental health episode.

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Lia Tsamoglou. Our team includes Kristen Amiet, Tiffany Dimmack, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who also composed our music. 

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