Jury hears accused killer warned: 'Don’t go up there, you might find a dead body'

PremiumKelly MakihaMultimedia Journalist·Rotorua Daily Post·2 Sep, 2026 07:00 AM4 mins to read‌Homeless woman Rachael Eddy is on trial in the High Court at Rotorua for the murder of fellow homeless person Ross Kennedy in October 2024. Photo / Kelly MakihaWarning: This story mentions sexual abuseA homeless woman says she thought her friend Rachael Eddy was joking when she said, “Don’t go up there, you might find a dead body”.

Soon after, police were called to Eddy’s campsite in a Tauranga reserve, where fellow homeless man Ross Kennedy had

Jury hears accused killer warned: 'Don’t go up there, you might find a dead body'

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