Even when the marriage “imploded” Mrs Hanson was still making references to Hanson being late home, Ms Wass said, adding: “Rebecca Hanson’s real complaint was not that her husband was violent and controlling – it’s that she didn’t have the attention from her husband that she felt she deserved.
Highlighting an incident in January 2023 in which Mr Hanson moved antique furniture into their then home, Ms Wass submitted that Mrs Hanson had launched a “tirade of abuse” aimed at her husband which amounted to “shrewish and very unpleasant behaviour”.
Addressing the jury on Thursday, Ms Wass urged jurors to keep in mind that the case against Hanson rested wholly on the evidence of one witness, and that Mrs Hanson had decided to start divorce proceedings.
Claiming Mrs Hanson had been vindictive, Ms Wass added: “What the evidence in this case shows is that Rebecca Hanson is unstable and unhappy and does believe that life has short-changed her.
Ms Wass also questioned the “integrity and authenticity” of photographic evidence provided by Mrs Hanson, adding: “All the evidence in this case comes from her, including the evidence of her mother and her friend because those two witnesses simply repeat what she had told them.
