Angela Blackmoore was murdered in 1995, just a week after the photo was taken. Photo / Supplied, File
From RNZ
The trial of two people accused of being involved in the murder of a young mother more than 25 years ago is due to start today in Christchurch.
In 1995 Angela Blackmoore, 21, was stabbed to death in her Wainoni home, while her 2-year-old son slept nearby.
It became a cold case after decades with little progress until two people were arrested in late 2019.
In June 2020, Jeremy Powell was sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to Blackmoore’s murder.
Powell said the murder was organised by others, and that he was offered $10,000 for the killing.
David Hawken and Rebecca Wright-Meldrum are scheduled to appear in the High Court in Christchurch today on murder charges over Blackmoore’s death.
Wright-Meldrum was arrested in October 2019, at the same time as Powell. Hawken was arrested in May 2020.
At Powell’s sentencing, Justice Cameron Mander said Blackmoore’s murder was a cold-blooded execution, which was planned and premeditated.
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