On the day of the June 19 shootings, constables Matthew Hunt and David Goldfinch were parked up and conducting routine traffic checks in Massey. Epiha admitted killing Hunt but denied it was intentional. Constable Matthew Hunt was killed while on active duty on June 19, 2020. Photo / SuppliedAt the appeal hearing held earlier this month, Epiha's lawyer, Mark Edgar, described it as "a crushing sentence imposed on what is still a young man". Photo / Brett PhibbsThe way Epiha shot Hunt and Goldfinch showed it was a "determined effort to kill police officers", Dickey said at the appeal.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 26, 2022 04:41 UTC