R v Wharekura - [2025] NZHC 751

Date of Judgment

01 April 2025

Decision

R v Wharekura (PDF 212 KB)

Summary

Sentencing for murder and attempted murder under ss 172 and 173 of the Crimes Act 1961. On the charge of murder, the Court sentenced the defendant to life imprisonment with a minimum period of imprisonment of 13 years and three months. On the charge of attempted murder, the Court sentenced the defendant to a concurrent sentence of five years' and ten months' imprisonment.