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Coroner: Parent caused baby's death
A seven-month-old girl died after a "profound episode of shaking" by either her mother or father, a Coroner has found.

Crown concedes miscarriage of justice at trial
The Crown has conceded there was a miscarriage of justice in the trial of a musician convicted of assaulting his son.

King told me not to talk to police, brother tells Kahui inquest
The mother of twins Chris and Cru Kahui did not want her brother to speak to police after their deaths, he told an inquest today.

Chris Kahui considered handing himself in
Chris Kahui denied hurting his three-month-old twins but wanted to hand himself into police after their deaths, an inquest hears.

Paedophile Capill denied parole
The Parole Board believes former Christian Heritage Party Leader Graham Capill is still a risk to the community.

Kahui can't explain why twins not taken to hospital
Chris Kahui had no answer when asked why he hadn't taken his sons to hospital when he noticed one struggling to breathe.

Kahui denies hurting twins to get King home
Chris Kahui has denied at an inquest that he hurt his sons to get Macsyna King to come home

Kahui confused under questioning
The father of slain twins Chris and Cru Kahui agreed he was trying to protect his sons from his own anger under cross-examination at an inquest into their deaths today.

Kahui tells inquest he should have thought more about statement
The father of slain twins Chris and Cru Kahui agreed he was careless about signing his police statement before reading it properly.

Mother must have hurt twins - Kahui
Chris Kahui has changed his mind about why he thinks his former partner Macsyna King caused the deaths of their twin boys, a coroner's inquest heard today.

Kahui mother breaks down at inquest
The mother of the Kahui twins broke down in tears at an inquest today as she conceded that her evidence about how she came into hospital "does not match" that of a nurse.

Kahui mum surprised by accusations she killed her sons
Macsyna King maintains she never "hurt" or "beat" her twin sons, telling an inquest into their deaths "I did not cause them any injuries".

Kahui inquest: Mother enrolled on anger course before deaths
The Kahui twins' mother was enrolled in an anger management course a month before they were fatally injured but never attended, an inquest into their deaths heard today.

Top cop in Kahui inquiry fronts inquest
The inquest into the death of the Kahui twins has opened today with the officer in charge of the case giving evidence on the stand.

Kahui to testify at inquest
Chris Kahui will give evidence about the deaths of his twin boys for the first time at a coroner's inquest.