“Are you dishonest?” Kennedy asked the witness.
Louise St Jonn Kennedy.Credit: Instagram
“I beg your pardon?” Manners responded.
During the cross-examination, Kennedy insinuated that Manners had fabricated the story and falsified a police statement. She also brought a tree branch to use as a “pointer” to indicate at presentations during her cross-examination because she was told the court did not have one.
Manners told the court that Kennedy was honking her horn aggressively on the day of the incident in May last year before she got out of her car and threatened her in person.
Kennedy then allegedly grabbed the older woman around the neck and pushed her.
Manners moved into her property, which is worth more than $2 million, less than a year before the alleged incident.
The 81-year-old claims she was frightened by the alleged assault and thought she was having a heart attack.
On Tuesday, the court was shown body-worn camera footage of the moment Kennedy was arrested where she responded, “this is bizarre” when police arrived at her front door.
Kennedy claimed that on the day of the incident she had a medical emergency with her dog but couldn’t get out of the driveway due to Manners’ parking, which led her to engage with the woman “in debate”.
Kennedy claims Manners shouted to her, “hope the dog dies, Louise” which led her to “momentarily lose control”.
She admitted yelling profanities but was adamant she did not hit the woman and was never holding a knife.
On Tuesday, a police officer gave evidence that none of Kennedy’s DNA was found on the clothing Manners was wearing on the day of the incident.
The trial was then adjourned because of claims that Manners’ children were “coaching” her evidence from the public gallery.
The case was adjourned until February.
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