A Coroner will investigate the mysterious disappearance of an Invercargill schoolboy and his stepfather, eight years after they vanished. The bodies were never found and rumours that Mr Beckenridge staged their deaths have swirled ever since. Mr Beckenridge met Ms Lu while they were working in Afghanistan in 2006. The couple later moved to Queenstown but their relationship broke down in 2014, shortly after Ms Lu moved to Invercargill to begin a hairdressing course. While police had followed up on potential sightings of Mr Beckenridge and his stepson in New Zealand and overseas, their inquiries proved fruitless.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 21, 2023 21:11 UTC