The man who murdered police officer Matthew Hunt and tried to kill his partner has been jailed for life - with a minimum non parole period of 27 years.
Eli Epiha.
Photo: RNZ / Nick Monro
Epiha had already admitted the murder of Hunt and reckless driving causing injury.
Meanwhile, the accused getaway driver Natalie Bracken has been found guilty helping Epiha avoid arrest.
In the High Court at Auckland, witnesses and experts have detailed the shooting and its aftermath.
Here s how it happened:
19 June, 2020 We re being shot at.
Those were some of Matthew Hunt s final words, uttered into his police radio as he stepped out of a car.
He had just seen 10 shots fired at his colleague David Goldfinch.
The next four bullets would take the young constable s life.
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