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Victims' Stories

This a section where the stories of the victims of crime, their families and loved ones can be told, often in their own words. We provide this so that the victims and their families can be heard, and their loved ones remembered.

Drink Driving - another form of Murder
Assault and Sexual Assault

Murder

Kelly Murray Lawrence 1988-2006. From Kelly's mother Tina Lawrence. Kelly was was brutally stabbed to death in 2006.

From Aaliyah Morrisey's parents Brad and Hoana Morrissey. Aaliyah was murdered by Michael Curran while he was out on bail for the murder of Natasha Brown

From Daniel Fleming's mother Sylvia. Daniel was murdered by Darren Crowley on New Years Day 1992 for no good reason.

From Brian Brown, father of Natasha Hayden (nee Brown) who was murdered by a local scumbag with a long previous history of violent and sexual crimes. To compound this horror, he was released on bail and went on to kill a two and a half year old girl.

From Kristine Johnston, mother of Shannon who was murdered in a brutal attack in Christchurch by two thugs who have shown no remorse for their crime. This occurred while he was homeless as a result of an arson attack...

From Danny Alkema, Son of Murder Victim Kate Alkema. MUM she loved me unconditionally...

From John and Val Hargreave, parents of Murder Victim Jennie Hargreaves. When Shane Hoko murdered our beloved daughter Jennie he literally drained the life out of me at the same time.....

From Bevan and Dawn Smith, parents of Murder Victim Kylie Smith. If Kylie hadn't been brutally raped and murdered when she was 15 years old, she would have been approaching her 27th Birthday....

I am the mother of Michael Choy who was brutally beaten and left to die on the road...

Ann McKenzie the widow of Noel McKenzie, who was killed for no reason in a home invasion by David McGruther in June 2001

From Tai Hobson, husband of Mary Hobson murdered in the Mt Wellington - Panmure RSA by paroled killer William Bell along with two others

From Doug Blakie, father of Lisa Blakie who was murdered by paroled killer Timothy Taylor while hichhiking from Christchurch to Greymouth in 2000

From Ida Hawkins, mother of teenager Colleen Burrows, kicked to death in 1987 by a pack of Mongrel Mob thugs led by Sam Te Hei because she refused to have sex with them. He has since been granted compensation because he was "mistreated in prison!"

In Our Courts a testimony from Judy Wheal, aunt of murder victim Nicholas Clarkson, about what went on at the trial of his killers, and the sorry state of our justice system ...

Drink Driving - another form of Murder....

Krystal Bennett, from her parents Sharlene and Malcolm Barnett Krystal was killed by a disqualified driver who was on methamphetamines ("P") at the time of the crash, and had previous convictions for assault and drunk driving.

Assault and Sexual assault

Battling the System - a solo fathers fight to protect his children from an ex's new partner. Needless to say several Government Departments do not cover themselves with glory....

Michelle Jackson the victim of her own brother

Dr Deborah Waxman a story from a domestic abuse victim

From Heather - SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN - HOW EASY IT CAN HAPPEN; the story of the mother of the two most recent victims of Kevin Kain

From Joan Hicks who was the victim of a brutal and sexually motivated attack in Timaru in 2004

From Antonia who was sexually abused by her stepfather and many others inside and outside her family from the age of ten

Robyn Beveridge who was nearly killed by her ex-husband on her isolated farm in 2000, and the story of the harrowing court case that followed