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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

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

21 Oct: One person has died following a boating incident off the coast of Napier today

20 Oct: Police have named a wanted man, after an alleged homicide at Pahiatua, near Palmerston North - as Jeremy Robertson

18 Oct: The Canterbury rugby team are expecting another torrid home knockout as they host Hawke's Bay in the second NPC semifinal tonight, to see who'll play Otago in the final

18 Oct: A person's died after a serious two-vehicle crash in Feilding this afternoon

17 Oct: The public is being asked for sightings of a man possibly involved in a homicide, in a town near Palmerston North

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Today's News

International:
Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese arrive in Kuala Lumpur ahead of 47th ASEAN Summit 22:07

Accident and Emergency:
Police are seeking information after a Polaris Ranger vehicle and the trailer it was attached to - were taken from a Palmerston North property 21:57

Law and Order:
A 33-year-old man has been arrested after a police pursuit in Auckland's Westgate this afternoon 21:17

Golf:
Golfer Dame Lydia Ko's semifinal at the International Crown teams event in South Korea has ended in defeat to Australia 18:57

Soccer:
The Wellington Phoenix have jumped to second on the A-League ladder after a come-from-behind 2-1 win over the Brisbane Roar in the capital 18:37

International:
What you told us about receiving mail for a previous home owner or renter 18:17

Rugby League:
The Warriors women have added another Black Ferns rugby union player to their ranks, with Stacey Waaka signing a two-year deal with the NRLW club 18:07

Netball:
To Hamilton.. 17:47

Accident and Emergency:
A person's died and another has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries, after a motorbike hit a tree on Auckland's Waiheke Island 17:27

Environment:
About 10 thousand homes across Southland and Otago still have no electricity 17:27

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