Photo / Luisa GiraoA man on trial for killing his wife during their belated honeymoon in Te Anau said he snapped and he just wanted her to be quiet. The first incident happened the day after they were married, when Reedy told the police Fallowfied had a gun in his possession but he did not have a licence for it. "He said they didn't yell or anything but Shirley Reedy threatened to have him up for rape again. Fallowfield told the police he felt dirty and he just snapped. At the beginning of the trial, Fallowfield denied the murder charge, but told the registrar he pleaded guilty to manslaughter.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 05, 2021 07:18 UTC