Court reduces sentence for man who fatally stabbed sex worker in Chch
The Supreme Court of New Zealand reduced the sentence of Kaine van Hemert, who murdered sex worker Bella Te Pania in Christchurch on December 31, 2019, to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 10 years. Van Hemert was suffering a severe psychotic episode at the time of the killing. The sentence h
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand · 2023-09-01 · Otago Daily Times
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