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Eli Epiha tells jury he ignored dying officer's plea for help Eli Epiha tells jury he ignored dying officer's 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. "I'm thinking about chucking him in the police car and driving him down to Waitakere Hospital. "When I was looking down at him, that's when I start to hear sirens."

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-old's charged with accessory after the fact -- as she drove the gunman from Auckland's Massey in June last year. Epiha admits murdering Hunt, and injuring a passerby, but denies attempting to murder Constable David Goldfinch. The High Court at Auckland's watched Bracken's two-hour Police interview today. She describes seeing Epiha...

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 afternoon, Epiha told the court he had received a phone call on June 19 from an associate in distress....

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 didn't intend to kill. Epiha says when he fired at Goldfinch -- who was hit four times -- they were also warning shots. Responding to his lawyer, he says he can't explain wh...

The doctor who attended Matthew Hunt after he died has revealed the grim extent of the Auckland Constable's fatal injuries The doctor who attended Matthew Hunt after he died has revealed the grim extent of the Auckland Constable's 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 murderous intent. He remains on trial because he denies attempting to murder Hunt's partner, Constabl...