November 11, 2013: The eating disorder suffered by Lisa Harnum was closely examined today at the trial of her fiancé Simon Gittany, who's accused of throwing her to her death from the balcony of a city apartment.
Accused murderer Simon Gittany has been taken into custody after a Supreme Court judge ruled his bail should be revoked.
Justice Lucy McCallum gave the order on Tuesday after Gittany's defence team closed its case.
Last week, she allowed Gittany to remain on bail because of the "exceptional circumstances" faced by his legal team.
The court heard Gittany was giving his legal team vital assistance throughout the case, including photocopying documents.
"That need has now passed," Justice McCallum said.
Gittany is accused of murdering his fiancee, Lisa Harnum, by throwing her off their Sydney CBD apartment balcony in a fit of rage on July 30, 2011.
November 01, 2013: NSW Police have released CCTV footage they allege shows Simon Gittany after he allegedly murdered his then-girlfriend, Lisa Harnum.
He has pleaded not guilty.
The judge, who is hearing the case without a jury, stressed her ruling did not in any way reflect her views on Gittany's trial.
"I'm not giving any indication of any view I have about the strength of the evidence in the case or any conclusion I have reached," she said.
But she said the Bail Act clearly showed an accused murderer should only be granted bail in exceptional circumstances.
Gittany was previously on stringent bail conditions, which included a curfew and phoning police twice a day.
He has been on bail since January last year.
Simon Gittany arrives at the Supreme Court with his girlfriend Rachelle Louise. (AAP)
Gittany's girlfriend Rachelle Louise put her hand to her mouth and cried as the decision was handed down.
The trial will resume with closing addresses on Wednesday.
A still of footage captured on a pinhole camera of the accused Simon Gittany is alleged to have thrown his girlfriend Lisa Harnum from their Liverpool Street balcony in the CBD on 30 July, 2011 (AAP).
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