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Jules Mikus, who murdered Napier schoolgirl Teresa Cormack in 1987, has died in prison from a brain tumour

Jules Mikus, who murdered Napier schoolgirl Teresa Cormack in 1987, has died in prison from a brain tumour

9 December 2019

A Corrections spokesperson confirmed Mikus died on Friday, in the medical unit at Rimutaka Prison, near Wellington.

The Herald revealed he was gravely ill in September.

Mikus was a suspect early in the investigation, but his alibi wasn't challenged and he wasn't arrested for the crime for 15 years.

He was finally arrested in 2002 on DNA evidence - for abducting, raping and murdering the six-year-old.

He was sentenced to life in prison.

A Parole Board spokesperson says Mikus - who was denied parole five times - never applied for compassionate release.

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