Accused labelled 'bitter wingman' and 'vulnerable' bystander as murder trial wraps up
Dimetrius Pairama, 17, was tortured and forced to hang herself in July 2018.
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16yo accused in torture-murder trial was 'vulnerable to exploitation', expert testifies
Demetrius Pairama, 17, was tortured and forced to hang herself five years ago.
Comments about pimples prompted 16yo murder defendant to help torture 17yo 'best friend'
Dimetrius Pairama, 17, was forced to hang herself after hours of torture.
'I did some bad things', 16yo accused of teen's torture and forced hanging told detective
Dimetrius Pairama, 17, was forced to hang herself five years ago this month.
'I saw a dead body': Another child witness testifies at teen torture-murder trial, says defendant confessed
Dimetrius Pairama, 17, was tortured and forced to hang herself five years ago.
Witness: 'Unhinged' woman, not 16yo defendant, orchestrated murder of teen forced to hang herself
Auckland teen Dimetrius Pairama was tortured and killed five years ago.
17yo forced to choose how to die: Witness changes testimony about defendant's appetite for killing
Murder victim Dimetrius Pairama, 17, was forced to decide how she wanted to die.
Former child witness returns to testify on fifth anniversary of teen's killing
Dimetrius Pairama, 17, was tortured and killed in South Auckland five years ago.
'Hope you have a good life': Murder trial witness recalls slain teen's final words
Dimetrius Pairama's body was found inside a rusted steel drum five years ago this month.
Child witness outlined sadistic treatment of 17yo girl in final hours before murder
Dimetrius Pairama's body was found in a steel drum after she was forced to hang herself.
Crown says resentment over Facebook post resulted in murdered teen's blowtorch torture, forced hanging
The defendant was 17 at the time the crime was alleged to have taken place in 2018.
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