▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁B ain ▁was ▁working ▁for ▁a ▁Christ ch urch ▁engineering ▁firm ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁his ▁wife ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁a ▁baby ▁boy ▁on ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁name ▁by ▁de ed ▁poll ▁to ▁William ▁Dav ies , ▁taking ▁the ▁surname ▁of ▁his ▁wife . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Crown ▁began ▁dispos ing ▁of ▁exhib its ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁tri als . ▁Crown ▁Law ▁decided ▁it ▁had ▁no ▁legal ▁grounds ▁on ▁which ▁to ▁retain ▁items ▁belonging ▁to ▁B ain , ▁and ▁his ▁. 2 2 - cal iber ▁Win chester ▁Model ▁ 4 9 0 ▁semi - autom atic ▁rif le ▁and ▁items ▁of ▁cl othing ▁would ▁be ▁returned ▁to ▁him ▁through ▁Kar am . ▁ ▁Popular ▁culture ▁The ▁jump ers ▁worn ▁by ▁B ain ▁during ▁the ▁original ▁trial , ▁kn itted ▁by ▁Margaret ▁B ain ▁to ▁David ' s ▁own ▁designs , ▁became ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁B ain ▁case . ▁During ▁the ▁ret rial , ▁T - sh ir ts ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁jump ers ▁were ▁sold ▁online . ▁▁ ▁Ref lect ing ▁the ▁high ▁level ▁of ▁public ▁interest ▁in ▁his ▁case , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁David ▁B ain ▁was ▁found ▁by ▁the ▁Internet ▁search ▁engine ▁Google ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁most - search ed - for ▁New ▁Ze al ander ▁of ▁the ▁past ▁year .