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19:54 EDT, 15 December 2020 Former NRL star Jarryd Hayne, who's accused of attacking a woman in her bedroom, will face a retrial in Sydney on rape charges. Prosecutor Brian Costello confirmed on Wednesday in the Newcastle District Court that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions would pursue two rape charges against Hayne after his first trial in Newcastle ended in a hung jury. The jury of eight men and four women was discharged on December 7 after a two-week trial when they failed to reach a verdict. Judge Tim Gartelmann on Wednesday said if the trial went ahead in Newcastle, i...

Mr Costello said the trial, once again with a two-week estimate, could have been held in Newcastle in "late 2021" or likely 2022, however, if the trial was moved to Sydney it would be given a date in the first half of 2021. Mr Hayne's solicitor applied to have the case moved to Sydney. Advertisement Judge Tim Gartelmann SC set the case down for a retrial in Sydney on March 8, 2021, with a readiness hearing on January 29. Loading Mr Costello said the prosecution witnesses will be available for the "much more expeditious" trial date. Judge Gartelmann said the Newcastle court diary has been impa...