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Anthony John Hartley Smith

Alias

"AJ" Smith

Offences

Murder of his de-facto wife in Timaru in December 1991

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1957

Current Location

At large in Christchurch

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to life in June 1992, with 3 months added after being charged and admitting a charge of offering to supply cannabis in April 2000.
An appeal failed - released in 2002

Background
Christchurch Press June 1992
Man gets Life term for murder of wife
A man convicted of killing a woman after stabbing her 24 times was sentenced in the High Court at Timaru to life imprisonment on Wednesday. A jury ealier found sickness beneficiary Anthony John Hartley Smith aged 34, of Timaru, guilty of murdering his de facto wife Joanne Sarah Shore on December 7th at their Timaru home.

Sentence was passed by Mr Justice Holland after the jury of five women and seven men took almost two hoursto reach its verdict

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