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Cyndi Henry
Cyndi Manser
Killed her ex-lover in Inglewood in August 2007
Also dangerous driving causing injury to another driver
Darin Paul Maxwell
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none known
Born 1970
Corrections facility
Sentenced to life imprisonment with a 10 year non-parole period in March 2009
Successfully appealed the murder conviction and was convicted of manslaughter after retrial
Resentenced to 4 years in January 2012
Background
NZ Herald story here
Taranaki Daily News story here
Court of Appeal judgment here (PDF)
The prosecution said Maxwell clung onto the car as she swerved from side to side to try to dislodge him in an act of revenge after she accused him of sexually assaulting their daughter, Radio New Zealand reported. But a medical examination subsequently found no evidence to support the assault allegation, the court was told.