The case of Megan Haines, 49, who is accused of murdering two women at a north coast nursing home, has now been moved to Sydney this week for a third trial.
Its alleged she gave fatal insulin injections to 82-year-old Marie Darragh and 77-year-old Isabella Spencer at the St Andrews aged care centre at Ballina in May 2014.
The case was being heard in the Supreme Court at Lismore, but the first jury had to be discharged after two of the jurors revealed connections to some of the witnesses and the nursing home. At a second trial last Wednesday, the court received 15 similar applications.
While Judge Peter Garling said it was preferable for a trial to take place in the area where the offences were committed, he said it was more important to try the case without interruption. Haines has already been in custody for over two years.
She has pleaded not guilty to the two counts of murder. The trial is expected to last for six weeks.
