Rohan Dennis has faced court for the first time since being charged with causing the death of Olympian wife Melissa Hoskins.
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00:00 Flanked by his lawyer and a supporter, Rowan Dennis faced the Adelaide Magistrates Court
00:07 for the first time since police charged him with causing death by dangerous driving and
00:12 driving without due care.
00:17 Today in court, prosecutors asked for another five months before the next hearing to allow
00:22 police to conduct a reconstruction of the crash.
00:26 Police declined to provide any detail about what the reconstruction would involve.
00:30 Mr Dennis' defence lawyer Jess Kurtzer asked for her client's bowel conditions to be varied
00:35 so he no longer had to report to police.
00:38 The prosecutor didn't argue against this variation and it was approved by the magistrate.
00:43 Last month, Mr Dennis attended Ms Hoskins' memorial service in Adelaide on the day she
00:48 would have celebrated her 33rd birthday.
00:51 In January, he also travelled to her hometown of Perth to attend her funeral.
00:56 Police say the former Olympian and mother of two died after Mr Dennis allegedly hit
01:00 her with a four-wheel drive ute outside their Medindie property in Adelaide's inner north
01:06 the day before New Year's Eve.
01:07 Mr Dennis, who also used to be a professional cyclist, remained silent while he observed
01:13 the hearing.
01:14 He'll return to court in August.
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