Woman appears in court in relation to Karori murder
12 Mar, 2021 01:33 AM
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She s charged with being party to his murder by driving the offender to commit the crime and is the sixth person charged in relation to the murder. Photo / File
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A 35-year-old woman has appeared in the Wellington High Court this afternoon in relation to Karori man Rau Tongia s murder.
She s charged with being party to his murder by driving the offender to commit the crime and is the sixth person charged in relation to the attack.
The woman has pleaded not guilty to the charge, and has filed an identity suppression order.
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Three people charged in relation to the murder of a man in the Wellington suburb of Karori have today pleaded not guilty in the High Court in Wellington.
Rau Tongia was killed on Percy Dyett Drive in the early hours of 20 December.
Breeze Hunt-Weston, 27, pleaded not guilty to murder and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Tain Tararo, 19, pleaded not guilty to being an accessory to murder after the fact.
Louise Kelly Hume pleaded not guilty to murder.
Justice Cook set the trial date for 2 May.
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Police are searching for Jahrome Simon, believed to be “frequenting” Whanganui, Palmerston North and Hamilton.
Police officers are looking for a 20-year-old man in relation to a homicide investigation in Wellington’s Karori. In a media statement on Wednesday, police said Jahrome Simon had a warrant for his arrest for conspiring to pervert the course of justice. Simon is believed to be frequenting Whanganui, Palmerston North and Hamilton. The search for Simon is connected to Operation Skyline, a homicide investigation into the death of Rau Tongiawho was shot and killed in the early hours of December 20 in the area of Skyline Reserve next to Percy Dyett Drive in Karori.