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Name Suppression Battle in Crime Case | Auckland News
A man convicted of burglary and aggravated assault after breaking into a home — leaving behind a swastika cap and photographing personal documents — is fighting to keep his identity secret, fearing it could jeopardize a future homicide trial linked to the fatal beating of Abdulhassan Nabizadah. While his defense lawyer argued for name suppression, police and prosecutors dismissed the concern as speculative, noting no interference risk in the ongoing investigation. The judge denied permanent suppression, calling the potential impact “entirely speculative,” though granted interim suppression…
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