Woman who helped prisoner fake his father’s death was in an abusive relationshipFaking DeathA woman who helped her then-imprisoned partner forge multiple documents involving faking his father’s death so he could get a brief taste of freedom says he was abusive toward her. Faking Father’s DeathCourt documents state Martin called Witteveen, of Bucklands Beach in Auckland, to say “we are sending the lawyer thing tonight and say it’s urgent”. Memorising Fake StoryDuring that phone call, Martin was heard trying to memorize the date and time of his father’s death before telling her to ring his lawyer, that it was an emergency and urgent. Unravelled LiesTheir litany of lies was then unraveled, as the Department of Internal Affairs confirmed the death certificates were fake. Home Detention SentencingMartin was sentenced to four months’ home detention, while Witteveen appeared in the Hamilton District Court on Friday for her sentencing.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 17, 2023 06:57 UTC