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A conviction's been overturned for a former Napier City councillor found guilty of drowning his wife in a Canadian lake ...and he may go to trial for a third time

A conviction's been overturned for a former Napier City councillor found guilty of drowning his wife in a Canadian lake ...and he may go to trial for a third time

30 September 2020

Kiwi Peter Beckett was found guilty of killing Laura Letts-Beckett in a second trial in 2017 - after a hung jury in the first.

Canadian news website, Castanet, is reporting the British Colombia Court of Appeal found mistakes by the presiding justice and Crown prosecutors in the second trial.

The elementary school teacher died more than 10 years ago while the couple were fishing in small inflatable boat, northeast of Vancouver.

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Other Lower North Island News

07 Nov: Two off-license premises in the Central North Island town of Taihape have been caught selling alcohol to underage volunteers

05 Nov: Police say there's critical injuries after a car hit a powerpole on State Highway 2 near Featherston in South Wairarapa

31 Oct: A fire at the old Fitzherbert Tavern in central Palmerston North has been deemed suspicious

31 Oct: A fisherman at Otaki Beach has had to be rescued after two freak waves pushed him into the water

30 Oct: Residents are being told to stay inside as fire crews battle a large fire in central Palmerston North

26 Oct: Police are seeking information after a Polaris Ranger vehicle and the trailer it was attached to - were taken from a Palmerston North property

22 Oct: Hastings Police are asking parents to be alert - after a suspicious incident in Whakatu

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