Accusations of intercourse slavery, violence and a hitman have been laid out on one other day of the homicide trial of Chris Dawson who's accused of killing his spouse Lynette Dawson, who disappeared in 1982.
The household's former babysitter, solely recognized as JC, has continued to inform the court docket about her relationship with Dawson, who she later married.
The 2 met in 1980 when Dawson was her Yr 11 sports activities instructor at Cromer Excessive College in Sydney.
In 1981 Dawson and the then 17-year-old JC ran away collectively to start out a brand new life.
Dawson allegedly left JC a observe afterwards that learn: "To my darling... All my love on our first actual Christmas collectively. Understanding I'll love you extra every day".
However, JC informed the court docket, the plan to run away collectively hit a roadblock when she tried to interrupt up with Dawson and the pair returned to Sydney simply earlier than New Yr's that 12 months.
Lynette vanished days in a while January 9 1982 after failing to satisfy her husband, kids and mom on the Northbridge Baths.
JC mentioned she remembered receiving a cellphone name from Dawson round that point.
"He mentioned 'Lyn's gone, she's not coming again. Come again to Sydney and be with me'," JC informed the court docket.
JC says she then moved into the household residence at Bayview and started sporting Lynette's garments.
She claims that on the age of 18 she felt like she had turn out to be the "substitute home keeper", "intercourse slave" and "stepmother", and was allegedly rebuffed every time she requested about Lynette.
JC and Dawson had been married in 1984 and had a baby collectively.
She turned emotional when she informed the court docket she skilled violence day by day in her marriage, which she claims was the explanation why she left Dawson in 1990.
That very same 12 months JC says she met Lynette's brother and his spouse and knowledgeable them Dawson as soon as allegedly informed her he needed to rent a hitman to do away with Lynette, however backed out as a result of harmless individuals may get damage.
Dawson denies that that dialog ever befell and in addition denies he killed Lynette.
He has accused his second spouse of creating up proof as a part of a mission to destroy him.
However JC informed the court docket, "I'm not going to destroy him, he'll destroy himself for what he is completed to individuals... to me... to Lyn".