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Valley Harrison told the man he'd snap his fingers, shoot him and make him dig his grave.
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The boy's mother urged anyone with information to come forward.
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The trial will resume on Friday at 10am.
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The surgeon is accused of having strangled his wife to start a new life with an escort.
Man found guilty of murdering Christchurch dog walker in fatal stabbing
The jury rejected Bailey Messervy's defence that he did not intend to kill Nigel Wilson.
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Philip Polkinghorne is accused of having strangled his wife in their Remuera home.
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Phone records show aborted 4am mystery messages on day of Pauline Hanna's death
Philip Polkinghorne is accused of having strangled his wife in their Remuera home.
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Police going door-to-door as hunt for Blockhouse Bay killer continues
Cordons around the scene have been lifted but there is still a large police presence.
Neighbour heard ‘terrifying’ attack, Sth Australia murder trial court told
A man is on trial for three cold-case murders.
'Key information' being withheld: Police urge person to come forward over scientist killing
Cordons around the scene have been lifted but there is still a large police presence.
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Polkinghorne's lawyer has engaged in a tense exchange with a detective in court.
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This month's hearing marked the second time Shana Tooman has been sentenced.
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One of the alleged offenders was expelled from Rosmini College last year.
'Friendship' or 'double life'? Polkinghorne jury views intimate messages with tabloid star escort
The eye surgeon is accused of having murdered his wife before staging a suicide.
Mental health issues raised as man appears in court charged with murdering his relative
A 60-year-old man died in an alleged family-harm incident in Pātea at the weekend.
Police searching for vehicle of interest in relation to Dargaville woman’s death
'Anyone who saw this vehicle or has dashcam footage ... is urged to come forward.'
'Be careful': MP warns Blockhouse Bay residents while killer remains at large
Police are still hunting for Stephen Thorpe’s attacker.
Tennis club stabbing: Scientist named, police search for blood-stained killer
A manhunt is underway for the person who stabbed the scientist to death.
'We are going to last 100 years,' Polkinghorne told escort after wife's death
A detective revealed Hanna had set a calendar reminder for the night of April 5.
Dashed hopes and big breaks: What it’s like to work on cold cases
New York Times: Investigators explain what cracking a dormant murder case can look like.
Fast-track approvals bill pivot and Blockhouse Bay homicide | Morning Bulletin 26 August, 2024
The Government backs down from giving final sign-off on fast-track approvals bill projects and Blockhouse Bay homicide scene examination continues in today's NZ Herald headlines.
Blockhouse Bay homicide victim was 'gentle' scientist on daily walk to look for insects
The victim, aged in his early 50s, would have never hurt a fly, a colleague said.
Man charged with murder after 60-year-old dies at Pātea property
Despite the efforts of emergency services, the victim died at the scene.
My wife murdered her ex-husband - and I’m sure I was meant to be next
Ahead of a new documentary, the Black Widow’s surviving partner speaks out about torment.
A serial killer who murdered 42 women in Kenya - or a fall guy?
Residents of Nairobi suspicious of ‘corrupt’ police as Kenyan man vanishes from custody.
Multiple people injured in Sydney stabbing incident
Four people - including a police officer - injured in suspected stabbing in Sydney.
Blockhouse Bay homicide: Victim was a ‘beautiful soul’, tennis club says
'The court was busy - it’s a vibrant, busy place on a Saturday,' a neighbour said.
Was a church-going granddad gunned down in a case of mistaken identity?
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Steve Braunias: On four weeks at the Polkinghorne trial
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'I do regret that night:' Dad spent 35 years looking for daughter killed in cult
Toddler Tillie Craig was beaten to death by her mother in 1987.