An Auckland man who found himself at a residential drug rehabilitation facility last year is alleged to have seen the situation as an opportunity for profit.
A patched Head Hunters member and a prospect of the motorcycle gang have been found guilty of having played a role in the high-profile shooting inside the
The man who killed police Constable Matthew Hunt is appealing his crushing sentence - one of the longest jail terms in New Zealand history.
But the Crown
Police killer Eli Epiha has been sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum period of 27 years.
After a months-long delay, Epiha was sentenced today for
Jury sent to deliberate in trial of Eli Epiha who shot two cops, murdering one
Eli Bob Sauni Epiha. (Photo / Brett Phibbs)
Jury sent to deliberate in trial of Eli Epiha who shot two cops, murdering one Mon, 26 Jul 2021, 11:26AM
Jurors have begun deliberating in the trial of Eli Bob Sauni Epiha, who has admitted to the murder of one constable but contends he didn t attempt to murder another police officer who survived the rampage.
Epiha, 25, has been joined in the dock at the High Court in Auckland by Natalie Jane Bracken, 31, for just over two weeks as witnesses recounted the June 19, 2020 shooting on a West Auckland residential street.