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Lundy verdict ... guilty

Axe attack: Accused pleads not guilty

The man accused of killing an Upper Hutt mother and injuring three others in an axe attack late last year has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

Find my sister's killer

Susan Burdett's brother wants police to reopen the inquiry into her murder in 1992.

Superb summation in Lundy case

Justice France will be remembered at the trial as the most brilliant legal mind on display.

'Abhorrent lesson to teach a child'

A priest has been slammed for telling primary school children that a woman who was raped and murdered would still be alive if she had been more “faith filled”.

Prasad murder: Fate of accused in jury's hands

The fate of two men accused of burning a 21-year-old supermarket worker to death for $30,000 will be in the hands of a jury this afternoon.

Prasad murder: Defendant's 'conscience kicked in'

A young man’s “conscience kicked in” when he and his co-defendant went to a south Auckland road to burn a body, his lawyer said.

Accused thought victim was dead

The lawyer of a man accused of burning his friend to death says his client thought the victim was dead when the fire was lit.

Prasad doused in 15 litres of petrol

A man who was burnt alive may have been lying on his back unconscious, appearing to be dead when petrol was poured on him and he was set on fire.

Cop attacked by prisoner

EXCLUSIVE: A cop was assaulted by an aggressive remand prisoner being housed at a police station because of a spike in inmate numbers.

Murder accused spent cash on car

An Auckland man accused of burning his friend to death over his life savings allegedly spent some of the cash on souping up his car just hours after the murder.

Accused pair pay for matching tattoos

Two men, accused of burning a 21-year-old to death for his life savings, got tattoos together only days afterwards and were in good spirits, a court has heard.

A father's frantic search

The father of an Auckland man allegedly burned alive for his life savings has spoken of the frantic search for his son on the night of his death.

Prasad murder: Accused pair's spend-up

Only days after allegedly burning his friend to death for his life savings, an Auckland man used the money to pay off his court fines.

Officer attacked by dog

A police officer has suffered injuries to his entire body after a man assaulted the officer then set his dog on him outside a Winz office.

Allies fear killers won't face justice

Moscow police were yesterday hunting for the killers of Boris Nemtsov, the Russian opposition politician who was gunned down in the shadow of the Kremlin's towers yesterday.

Four men charged over Woodville death

Luke Tipene death: Accused denied monitored bail