Bag snatch killer to appeal conviction again

Shadrock ran down Mrs Wang in a stolen 4WD in the carpark of the Manukau Westfield shopping centre, in front of her young son, after snatching her handbag. Photo / Greg Bowker.

A man found guilty of murdering a woman he ran over in a shopping centre carpark is appealing his conviction for the second time.

A jury in the High Court at Auckland last month found Christopher Jacob Shadrock guilty of the 2008 murder of Jian "Joanne" Wang.

Shadrock ran down Mrs Wang in a stolen 4WD in the carpark of the Manukau Westfield shopping centre, in front of her young son, after snatching her handbag.

He was re-tried on the murder charge after successfully appealing his conviction to the Court of Appeal last year.

Three others - Vila Lemanu, Lionel Tekanawa and Terence Tere - were found guilty of destroying evidence relating to the murder, after setting fire to the 4WD in the days following Mrs Wang's death.

Ministry of Justice staff today confirmed Shadrock had lodged an appeal with the Court of Appeal.

One of the co-offenders was also appealing his conviction.

A date was yet to be set for the appeals to be heard.