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Court hears covert recording of TV star Matt Wright allegedly asking friend to destroy evidence

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The criminal trial of celebrity crocodile wrangler Matthew Wright has heard the TV star allegedly instructed a friend to destroy maintenance records of a helicopter, which was involved in a fatal crash three years ago. Wright's defence counsel today saying secret audio recordings of Mr Wight are 'extremely poor' while doubting the credibility of key witnesses. Matt Wright has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice.
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