Rolf Harris witness 'was a Walter Mitty-type fantasist'

By Nick Miller
Updated November 8 2017 - 7:03am, first published 7:00am
Entertainer Rolf Harris (C) is surrounded by the media as he leaves Southwark Crown Court in London June 30, 2014. Harris, a mainstay of family entertainment in Britain and Australia for more than 50 years, was found guilty on Monday of 12 charges of indecently assaulting young girls over a period of nearly 20 years.  REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW)
Entertainer Rolf Harris (C) is surrounded by the media as he leaves Southwark Crown Court in London June 30, 2014. Harris, a mainstay of family entertainment in Britain and Australia for more than 50 years, was found guilty on Monday of 12 charges of indecently assaulting young girls over a period of nearly 20 years. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT CRIME LAW)

Key evidence that could have exonerated Rolf Harris was not seen by the jury in his 2014 sexual abuse trial, his lawyers have told a London appeals court.

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