"We have never grieved properly because we know that we still have to reface the trauma of the day Christie was killed at an inquest," she told NZME. Kent Blechynden Tracey Marceau, family and friends steadfastly campaiged for changes to bail legislation. Police had strongly opposed bail on the kidnap charge and Chand told police he planned the fatal attack and lied to secure bail. On the day of the attack, he went to the Marceau home carrying a knife, knocked on the door and pushed past Tracey Marceau to attack her teenage daughter. A psychiatric assessment found such a "disease of the mind" meant Chand did not know what he was doing was wrong.

Source: Stuff July 01, 2016 23:36 UTC