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Murder

From Aaliyah Morrisey's parents Brad and Hoana Morrissey. Aaliyah was murdered by Michael Curran while he was out on bail for the murder of Natasha Brown

From Daniel Fleming's mother Sylvia. Daniel was murdered by Darren Crowley on New Years Day 1992 for no good reason.

From Brian Brown, father of Natasha Hayden (nee Brown) who was murdered by a local scumbag with a long previous history of violent and sexual crimes. To compound this horror, he was released on bail and went on to kill a two and a half year old girl.

From Kristine Johnston, mother of Shannon who was murdered in a brutal attack in Christchurch by two thugs who have shown no remorse for their crime. This occurred while he was homeless as a result of an arson attack...

From Danny Alkema, Son of Murder Victim Kate Alkema. MUM she loved me unconditionally...

From John and Val Hargreave, parents of Murder Victim Jennie Hargreaves. When Shane Hoko murdered our beloved daughter Jennie he literally drained the life out of me at the same time.....

From Bevan and Dawn Smith, parents of Murder Victim Kylie Smith. If Kylie hadn't been brutally raped and murdered when she was 15 years old, she would have been approaching her 27th Birthday....

I am the mother of Michael Choy who was brutally beaten and left to die on the road...

Ann McKenzie the widow of Noel McKenzie, who was killed for no reason in a home invasion by David McGruther in June 2001

From Tai Hobson, husband of Mary Hobson murdered in the Mt Wellington - Panmure RSA by paroled killer William Bell along with two others

From Doug Blakie, father of Lisa Blakie who was murdered by paroled killer Timothy Taylor while hichhiking from Christchurch to Greymouth in 2000

From Ida Hawkins, mother of teenager Colleen Burrows, kicked to death in 1987 by a pack of Mongrel Mob thugs led by Sam Te Hei because she refused to have sex with them. He has since been granted compensation because he was "mistreated in prison!"

In Our Courts a testimony from Judy Wheal, aunt of murder victim Nicholas Clarkson, about what went on at the trial of his killers, and the sorry state of our justice system ...