Photo: NZ HeraldA convicted killer of a teen shot dead at a party has been declined parole at his first appearance before the board. Connor Whitehead, 16, was shot dead in Casebrook on November 5, 2021. In May, Daniel Nelson Sparks and Joshua David Craig Smith were found not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter. Connor Whitehead was an innocent bystander when he was shot dead at a party. A parole board spokesman confirmed to the New Zealand Herald Sparks was declined parole and that the full hearing decision would be available in “due course”.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 19, 2023 22:24 UTC