A short interview he had with Detective Tina Malone after his arrest was played during his trial in the Palmerston North District Court on Wednesday. She was in the police car with him while he slept on the journey from Dannevirke to Palmerston North police station. He spoke to a lawyer before the interview began and quickly interjected after Malone spoke about his house being searched. “I’m not going to make a statement,” he said. WARWICK SMITH, DAVID UNWIN/STUFF GRAPHIC CONTENT: Recovering meth addict Leighton Cornelius and wife Trina talk about his history with violence and drugs, and how he got clean.