14 Nov 2022

Coronial inquest into murder and sudden death

From Morning Report, 8:20 am on 14 November 2022

A joint coronial inquest into a murder and a suspected suicide starts in Christchurch this morning. 

Nicole Tuxford was murdered by Paul Tainui in her Christchurch home in 2018, while he was on parole for a similar murder. 

The sudden death of the father of Tainui's earlier victim is also under investigation.

Ōtautahi reporter Niva Chittock is covering the inquest.