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      Home > News > Law and Order

    A conviction's been overturned for a former Napier City councillor found guilty of drowning his wife in a Canadian lake ...and he may go to trial for a third time

    A conviction's been overturned for a former Napier City councillor found guilty of drowning his wife in a Canadian lake ...and he may go to trial for a third time


    Kiwi Peter Beckett was found guilty of killing Laura Letts-Beckett in a second trial in 2017 - after a hung jury in the first.

    Canadian news website, Castanet, is reporting the British Colombia Court of Appeal found mistakes by the presiding justice and Crown prosecutors in the second trial.

    The elementary school teacher died more than 10 years ago while the couple were fishing in small inflatable boat, northeast of Vancouver.

    © 2024 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Law and Order News
     25 Apr: A man will appear in court today, after allegedly taking three people hostage and firing at Police in the Bay of Plenty
     25 Apr: Children's Minister Karen Chhour won't need to front the Waitangi Tribunal
     24 Apr: Police are appealing for information on an Auckland 15-year-old - who's been missing all year
     24 Apr: A 46-year-old man has been arrested in relation to an alleged homicide in Hawera on Monday
     24 Apr: Otago University students are being urged to secure properties from thieves
     24 Apr: A 35 year old man has been arrested after a string of cash burglaries at Auckland laundromats, with allegedly thousands of dollars taken
     24 Apr: A worker injured underground on Auckland's Central Interceptor is out of hospital
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     Today's News

    		 Law and Order:
    A man will appear in court today, after allegedly taking three people hostage and firing at Police in the Bay of Plenty 11:57

     Politics:
    Solomon Islands election counting complete, as negotiation process to find a prime minister kicks off 11:37

     Entertainment:
    Justin Bieber has said he will see rapper Chris King "in paradise" after the singer was shot dead 11:33

     Business:
    It's thought the cost-of-living crisis could bring a silver-lining to Kiwis student loans 11:07

     Soccer:
    Everton beats Liverpool in Merseyside Derby in devastating blow to Reds' Premier League title hopes 11:07

     Entertainment:
    Halle Bailey is so deep in the grip of "severe" postpartum depression she feels like she's drowning and suffers dissociation from her body 11:03

     Living & Travel:
    Wellington train services will NOT be running today - or this weekend - due to maintenance 10:47

     Entertainment:
    Céline Dion feared it was her "fault" she had been afflicted with Stiff Person Syndrome when she was first diagnosed with the rare condition 10:33

     Soccer:
    An ill-disciplined Liverpool have been stunned 2-nil by Everton in the Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, with major ramifications for their Premier League title hopes 10:27

     Environment:
    A snowy outlook for the lower South Island in the next 24 hours 10:27

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