Shane Barker murder trial told accused mother-in-law admitted lying about whereabouts, jury hears

The trial over the death of Shane Barker began in April. (Courtesy Hobart Mercury)

• In short: A police interview played to a Supreme Court jury in Launceston reveals that a woman accused of murdering her son-in-law Shane Barker first said she was nowhere near Campbell Town on the night he was killed, but then changed her story. 
• What's next? The trial, which has been underway since late April, will continue into next week.

A Tasmanian woman co-accused of murdering her former son-in-law lied to police and hatched a plan with her husband to cover their tracks, a Supreme Court jury has heard.