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Eli Epiha is sentenced to life in jail for gunning down a policeman who tried to help him.

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.

As stated by Police Commissioner Andrew Coster: Police acknowledge the sentencing today for Eli Epiha, who is responsible for the murder of Constable

Eli Epiha. “I thought about it. I was thinking about it for a few seconds,” Eli Epiha told the court today. The 25-year-old’s admitted murdering Hunt on June 19 last year, but is on trial at the High Court in Auckland for attempting to murder Constable David Goldfinch that same day. Your playlist will load after this ad Eli Epiha has admitting murdering Matthew Hunt. Source: 1 NEWS He’s faced further cross examination from the Crown today, after yesterday taking to the stand to share his recollection of the sh...

The pair are on trial at the High Court at Auckland. On the day of the shooting, a dark purple Toyota, driven by Epiha, caught the two constables’ attention and was flagged in the police national intelligence system. TVNZ POOL/SUPPLIED Constable David Goldfinch describes how the shooter came after him with a gun and how he believed he would die. Constable Goldfinch previously told the court the pair had been on road policing duties with their car stationed on Triangle Rd, in Massey, when Epiha’s “erratic” driving caught his attention, before they caught up with him on Reynella Dr h...