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Yanfei Bao’s murderer is back in court for his sentencing, but his outbursts have seen proceedings paused before they could properly begin.
Tingjun Cao was found guilty of killing the Christchurch real estate agent in December.
He represented himself at trial, after sacking his lawyers.
His performance in court led to regular breaks due to his outbursts and the judge’s need to keep him on track.
Soon after appearing for sentencing at the High Court in Christchurch this morning Cao began calling out from the dock, despite repeated requests from the judge for him to wait his turn to speak.
He also leapt to his feet, waving and yelling in Mandarin.
That meant just nine minutes into the hearing Justice Lisa Preston had to close the court to address counsel and Cao’s interpreter.
Following those discussions she decided to take an early break, telling the public gallery: “We're just going to take a, hopefully about 15 minute adjournment. Again, I regret the inconvenience to people who are interested in this process. It is necessary and we will then return to court and continue the hearing.”
