David Tamihere has murder charges thrown out after three decades
After nearly 36 years, David Tamihere has had the charges against him for murdering a pair of Swedish backpackers thrown out. Tamihere already had his convictions quashed by the Supreme Court earlier this year, but it was left to the Crown to decide whether to hold another trial - and this morning the court heard they didn't have sufficient evidence to proceed. Finn Blackwell was there.
The skinny
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