Three teenage girls involved in a home invasion that led to the death of a 90-year-old Levin woman have been sentenced in the Palmerston North High Court this afternoon. Two of the girls walked through a side gate and knocked on the door and asked Mrs Virtue if they could use the toilet, while C stayed outside the property. On returning from the bathroom A punched Mrs Virtue in the face with a closed fist. Mrs Virtue had known tragedy herself. In her final days, Mrs Virtue never spoke ill of her attackers.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 12, 2021 05:37 UTC