‘Smiling Assassin’ on trial for murder in Sydney

She’s known for murdering contestants hopes on The Chase Australia with her forensic trivia skills.

And Mara Lejins was spotted heading to court on Tuesday to appear in a murder trial.

‘She looks like the main character in Legally Blonde, but don’t judge a book by its cover,’ 7News host Angela Cox said in report on Tuesday. 

‘She’s actually a lawyer acting for the prosecution in a Sydney court and if the quiz show is anything to go by, she’s a formidable opponent.’

Aside from her Chase Australia gig, Mara is currently a Prosecutor for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, a role she took on in 2023.

Her impressive resume also shows she works as a Federal Prosecutor for the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions.

The trivia maven also received a Master of Laws from Columbia University in 2023, graduating with Highest Honors and with the Parker Certificate in International and Comparative Law.

She also holds a Bachelor of International Relations/Bachelor of Laws as well as a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Australian National University,       

Mara Lejins, better known as the ‘Smiling Assassin’ on The Chase Australia, was spotted heading to court on Tuesday to appear in a murder trial. Pictured

‘She looks like the main character in Legally Blonde, but don’t judge a book by its cover,’ 7News host Angela Cox said in report on Tuesday 

Mara made an awkward blunder on-air in 2023 when she made an ill-timed joke about poisoned food.

She joked she had put her boyfriend in hospital with her bad cooking.

While the episode was filmed weeks ago, its release was poorly timed after the much publicised mushroom poisoning case in Victoria.

Mara made the unfortunate comment on the Channel Seven show as she went head-to-head with a contestant who loves to cook.

‘I’m also an amazing chef and when my boyfriend gets out of hospital he’ll definitely back me up. I didn’t do it!’ she laughed.

Mara took to Instagram the following day to address the awkward blunder.

Sharing a screenshot of a news headline about the situation, Mara said the faux pas occurred before the mushroom incident 

‘I promise this episode was filmed before the Death Cap debacle,’ she wrote.

The trivia maven received a Master of Laws from Columbia University in 2023, graduating with Highest Honors and with the Parker Certificate in International and Comparative Law