Whakatāne near-fatal attempted murder accused acquitted 15 Feb, 2021 05:00 AM 6 minutes to read Attempted murder accused Cruz Sonny Fruean has been acquitted at the High Court in Tauranga. Photo / File Attempted murder accused Cruz Sonny Fruean has been acquitted at the High Court in Tauranga. Photo / File A jury has found a Black Power gang member not guilty of attempting to murder another man belonging to a different chapter who was the victim of a near-fatal stabbing in 2019. Cruz Sonny Fruean, whose trial began in the High Court at Tauranga on February 9 was today acquitted by a jury on an attempted murder charge and an alternative charge of causing grievous bodily harm to Wetini Ranapia.