R v Crawford - [2026] NZHC 2699

Toni-Ashley Crawford sentenced for the murder of Teri Rhind following jury trial. Ms Crawford conducted a U-turn, crossed centre line and accelerated to strike victim with her vehicle.

Held: Sentence of life imprisonment imposed with a minimum period of imprisonment of 10 years.

Circumstances did not make a sentence of life imprisonment manifestly unjust. Aggravating factors of manner of driving, use of a weapon, vulnerability of victim, callousness and post-offending conduct and extent of loss, damage and harm. Personal mitigating factors of personal background, mental health and addiction. Ms Crawford likely experiencing methamphetamine-induced psychosis at time of offending.