A man has been charged over the murder of Australian surfer Sean McKinnon, who was shot while camping in the Waikato
A man has been charged over the murder of Australian surfer Sean McKinnon, who was shot while camping in the Waikato
17 August 2019
A 23-year-old man is in the Hamilton District Court today charged with murder and a number of other offences including aggravated robbery and making threats to kill.
Mr McKinnon, 33, and his Canadian fiancee Bianca Buckley were sleeping inside a campervan in Raglan when they were allegedly ambushed by the man after 2 yesterday morning.
The gunman demanded the keys to the campervan before shooting Mr McKinnon.
Police say 32-year-old Ms Buckley managed to escape on foot in the dark to a nearby farm for help while the gunman drove off in the campervan, with Mr McKinnon's body inside
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