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David Hogan, prime suspect in a historic murder case, believes he has proven his innocence by taking a lie-detector test shown on TV last night.
Mr Hogan's uncle, Rex Haig, was convicted in 1995 of the murder of Mark Rodrique on his fishing boat Antares at Jacksons Bay on the West Coast.
Mr Haig always maintained his innocence and claimed that his nephew, one of the three crew members, was the murderer.
After 10 years in jail, Mr Haig was freed by the Court of Appeal, which quashed his conviction and opened the door for the finger to be pointed at Mr Hogan, now 31.
Mr Hogan, who was 18 at the time of the murder, had been granted immunity from prosecution and given $13,000 in reward money for acting as Crown witness against his uncle.
On TVNZ's Sunday programme last night, Mr Hogan took a lie-detector test which supported his assertion that he did not murder Mr Rodrique.
The polygraph test has questionable validity and has no weight in NZ law.
Mr Hogan took two polygraph tests, because the results of the first were inconclusive.
After the second he asked: "What else do I have to do to prove myself innocent?"
- NZPA
