In an Australian first a woman with multiple personalities has given evidence in court while switching between identities. She's been called to give testimony in Newcastle against her father who's accused of sexual abuse.
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00:00The woman, known as LN, has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder.
00:08When called to give evidence at the District Court in Newcastle, she was sworn in as herself,
00:14but was also asked to take another oath, as she switched identities to become what's
00:19known as her alter, a 13-year-old girl.
00:22The jury here heard the woman created multiple identities.
00:26To survive trauma she endured as a child, allegedly at the hands of her father.
00:31At the switch, LN's voice changed in the witness box, from calm and measured to a girlish
00:38and often brash tone.
00:40It's the first time this kind of evidence has been heard in Australia.
00:44The trial is expected to run for up to eight weeks.
00:48LN's father has pleaded not guilty to the abuse charges.