Two friends who met in church carried out the home invasion double homicide.
Home / New Zealand / CrimeCraig KapitanSenior Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·9 Sep, 2026 06:39 AM14 mins to readEllerslie homicide police stand-up.
Video / NZHeraldWARNING: Distressing contentThere was a prolonged silence in the High Court at Auckland today as convicted double-murderer Shu Man Poon was asked the question on everyone’s mind, moments after he entered the witness box at his former friend’s trial.
“Why would you be involved in the murder of
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Tupaea Kerr told his partner the day before her death he was going to slit her throat.
Cornell Williams then grabbed a chair and hurled it at the victim.
The defendant has admitted beating the woman to death but says it wasn't murder.
'Someone, help, help, help!,' the woman yelled out her apartment window.
Kereama Rewita was originally charged with murder but pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
When a friend from his rough childhood emerged from the shadows, a bad decision followed.
