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Eli Epiha tells jury he ignored dying officers plea for help Eli Epiha tells jury he ignored dying officers plea for help As unarmed Constable Matthew Hunt lay dying in the street, gunned down by Eli Epiha, he asked for help from the man who just shot him, Epiha told jurors today as he testified at his own trial. "I was thinking about it for a few seconds," Epiha said of the plea from the officer. "Im thinking about chucking him in the police car and driving him down to Waitakere Hospital. "Whe...

Natalie Bracken claims she feared being next in the firing line, the day Eli Epiha fatally shot Constable Matthew Hunt Natalie Bracken claims she feared being next in the firing line, the day Eli Epiha fatally shot Constable Matthew Hunt 21 July 2021 The 31-year-olds charged with accessory after the fact -- as she drove the gunman from Aucklands Massey in June last year. Epiha admits murdering Hunt, and injuring a passerby, but denies attempting to murder Constable David Goldfinch. The High...

Both Bracken and Epiha are on trial at the High Court at Auckland. Goldfinch previously told the court Epiha was driving in an “erratic” manner before crashing into a vehicle, injuring a man. Stuff The scene of the fatal shooting of Constable Matthew Hunt in June 2020. Inset, left to right: Eli Bob Sauni Epiha, Natalie Bracken, Constable Matthew Hunt. As an unarmed Goldfinch exited the police car to approach the crash scene, Epiha opened fire, shooting at him 10 times. On Wednesday af...

The man who murdered Constable Matthew Hunt says if he wanted to kill his partner... he could have The man who murdered Constable Matthew Hunt says if he wanted to kill his partner... he could have 21 July 2021 But, he denies attempting to murder Constable David Goldfinch. On the stand today, the 25-year-old says he armed up to scare gang members away from his home. He says he loosed a warning shot at officers - but didnt intend to kill. Epiha says when he fired at Goldfinch -- who was hit ...

The doctor who attended Matthew Hunt after he died has revealed the grim extent of the Auckland Constables fatal injuries The doctor who attended Matthew Hunt after he died has revealed the grim extent of the Auckland Constables fatal injuries 19 July 2021 Eli Epiha pleaded guilty earlier this month to murdering Hunt after being chased by police through Massey in June, last year. But, the 25-year-old claims the shooting of the unarmed officer was the result of recklessness - rather than mur...

TVNZ POOL/SUPPLIED Constable David Goldfinch describes how the shooter came after him with a gun and how he believed he would die. He then got out of the car, shot Hunt dead and fired numerous times at Goldfinch before leaving in a car driven by Bracken. On Friday, Shane Conza told the court how Epiha and a woman, who he now knows to be Bracken, arrived at his Taupaki property shortly before midday. Conza and Epiha had been friends for about six years. “He wanted me to drive hi...

The wife of a bystander injured on the day Constable Matthew Hunt was killed has told the court of lying on top of her husband - and fearing theyd be shot The wife of a bystander injured on the day Constable Matthew Hunt was killed has told the court of lying on top of her husband - and fearing theyd be shot 15 July 2021 Eli Epiha is on on trial for the attempted murder of Hunts partner, Constable David Goldfinch. Epiha crashed trying to flee police - and the woman ran outside when she hear...

Stuff The scene of the fatal shooting of Constable Matthew Hunt in June 2020. Inset, left to right: Eli Bob Sauni Epiha, Natalie Bracken, Constable Matthew Hunt. On June 19, 2020, a dark purple Toyota, driven by Epiha, caught the two constables’ attention and was flagged in the police national intelligence system. The incident unfolded after Epiha, who was driving a Toyota and trying to evade the two officers, crashed into another car in the West Auckland suburb of Massey. The crash inju...

Wounded constable kept away from ED as doctors tried in vain to save partners life Constable Matthew Hunt has been remembered in Parliament. Photo / Supplied Wounded constable kept away from ED as doctors tried in vain to save partners life A paramedic who was among the first to help injured Constable David Goldfinch last year testified that she waited with him in the ambulance outside the hospital, then took him in a different entrance so he wouldnt see emergency department staff trying in vai...

As the trial opened, police officers described the chaos of arriving at the Reynella Drive street after reports of “we’re under fire” came across the police radio. Crown prosecutor Alysha McClintock told the jury the incident unfolded after a dark purple Toyota, driven by Epiha, caught the two constables’ attention and was flagged in the police national intelligence system. RYAN ANDERSON/Stuff Eli Bob Sauni Epiha has denied attempted to murder Constable David Goldfinch. Lights and si...