Amy Christine Smith in the High Court at Auckland on the first day of her trial. Amy Christine Smith denies murdering Danny Bruce Taylor in April, 2019. Crown prosecutor David Johnstone said Smith had been living in the remote South Head area, by the Kaipara Harbour, for quite some time. She had shot Taylor on his own property. Defence lawyer Peter Kaye said it was accepted that his client fatally shot Taylor by mistake but there were issues.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 18, 2021 02:04 UTC