13 Nov 2025

Woman who survived violent kidnapping speaks out as abuser admits to murder

From Checkpoint, 5:08 pm on 13 November 2025

"I've been trying so long to shine light on the fact that this person is dangerous". That from a woman who survived sustained abuse by a man who stalked and kidnapped her, almost 15 years ago. Today that same man, Nathan Boulter admitted murdering a Christchurch woman earlier this year. Nortessa Montgomerie, the woman he kidnapped, was distressed to hear Boulter had struck again. She spoke to Lisa Owen.