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At a hearing before the New South Wales Supreme Court in April 2015 Haines argued the circumstantial nature of the evidence against her amounted to a weak case which made her ongoing pretrial detention unlawful.<ref name=ABCbail/> Justice Geoffrey Bellew disagreed, ruling the case may be circumstantial but was not weak, and ordered her to remain locked up.<ref name=ABCbail/> In May 2016 she was arraigned on two counts of murder at the New South Wales Supreme Court in Sydney and committed for trial after pleading not guilty.<ref name=SCDLismore/>

Haines was 46 when arrested.<ref name=StarAppears/> By the time her 2½-week trial in October and November 2016<ref name=SMHjailed/><ref name=SMHknew/> was over she was 49 at the time of her December 2016 sentencing.<ref name=ABCsentence~~/> She was tried before Justice Peter Garling at the New South Wales Supreme Court in Lismore.<ref name=ABCsentence/><ref name=SCDLismore~~/>

Haines was 46 when arrested.<ref name=StarAppears/> By the time her 2½-week trial in October and November 2016<ref name=SMHjailed/><ref name=SMHknew/> was over she was 49 at the time of her December 2016 sentencing.<ref name=ABCsentence/>

==Trial and evidence==

Haines was tried before Justice Peter Garling at the New South Wales Supreme Court in Lismore.<ref name=ABCsentence/><ref name=SCDLismore/> She was represented at trial by Troy Edwards, with prosecutor Brendan Campbell representing the crown.<ref name=GrannyKiller/>

Campbell sought a life sentence, citing the vulnerability of the deceased and the "extreme" culpability of Haines; Edwards contended this was not necessary as the planning was only "rudimentary".<ref name=GrannyKiller/>

==Aftermath==

Haines is the subject of harassment at her home in Silverwater prison and has spent time in and out of protective custody as a result. In one July 2016 inmate request form she wrote ""I fear for my safety because yesterday a girl said that I must go back to protection, that it was a dog act to kill old ladies... When I was arrested I shut down and felt like I was in a small box, but it was closed. At the moment, I'm not feeling anything." Fellow inmates regard her as a "granny killer", a form of criminal despised by other offenders. <ref name=GrannyKiller>[http://www.liverpoolchampion.com.au/story/4342747/in-fear-of-her-life-granny-killer-nurse-megan-haines-taunted-by-silverwater-jail-inmates/?cs=12 In fear of her life, 'Granny killer' nurse Megan Haines taunted by Silverwater jail inmates] - Stephanie Gardiner writing for ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', republished by ''The Liverpool Champion'', December 2016</ref>

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 At a hearing before the New South Wales Supreme Court in April 2015 Haines argued the circumstantial nature of the evidence against her amounted to a weak case which made her ongoing pretrial detention unlawful.<ref name=ABCbail/> Justice Geoffrey Bellew disagreed, ruling the case may be circumstantial but was not weak, and ordered her to remain locked up.<ref name=ABCbail/> In May 2016 she was arraigned on two counts of murder at the New South Wales Supreme Court in Sydney and committed for trial after pleading not guilty.<ref name=SCDLismore/>
-Haines was 46 when arrested.<ref name=StarAppears/> By the time her 2½-week trial in October and November 2016<ref name=SMHjailed/><ref name=SMHknew/> was over she was 49 at the time of her December 2016 sentencing.<ref name=ABCsentence/> She was tried before Justice Peter Garling at the New South Wales Supreme Court in Lismore.<ref name=ABCsentence/><ref name=SCDLismore/>
+Haines was 46 when arrested.<ref name=StarAppears/> By the time her 2½-week trial in October and November 2016<ref name=SMHjailed/><ref name=SMHknew/> was over she was 49 at the time of her December 2016 sentencing.<ref name=ABCsentence/>
 ==Trial and evidence==
+Haines was tried before Justice Peter Garling at the New South Wales Supreme Court in Lismore.<ref name=ABCsentence/><ref name=SCDLismore/> She was represented at trial by Troy Edwards, with prosecutor Brendan Campbell representing the crown.<ref name=GrannyKiller/>
+Campbell sought a life sentence, citing the vulnerability of the deceased and the "extreme" culpability of Haines; Edwards contended this was not necessary as the planning was only "rudimentary".<ref name=GrannyKiller/>
+==Aftermath==
+Haines is the subject of harassment at her home in Silverwater prison and has spent time in and out of protective custody as a result. In one July 2016 inmate request form she wrote ""I fear for my safety because yesterday a girl said that I must go back to protection, that it was a dog act to kill old ladies... When I was arrested I shut down and felt like I was in a small box, but it was closed. At the moment, I'm not feeling anything." Fellow inmates regard her as a "granny killer", a form of criminal despised by other offenders. <ref name=GrannyKiller>[http://www.liverpoolchampion.com.au/story/4342747/in-fear-of-her-life-granny-killer-nurse-megan-haines-taunted-by-silverwater-jail-inmates/?cs=12 In fear of her life, 'Granny killer' nurse Megan Haines taunted by Silverwater jail inmates] - Stephanie Gardiner writing for ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', republished by ''The Liverpool Champion'', December 2016</ref>
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