News | Law and Order
11 Oct 2025 22:03
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > Law and Order

    A baby shaking case in Wellington has added to New Zealand's grim track record

    A baby shaking case in Wellington has added to New Zealand's grim track record


    William Wakefield has been sentenced at the High Court to prison with a minimum non parole period of 14 years and nine months.

    He admitted killing five month old Lincoln, but denied it was on purpose.

    A jury disagreed and found him guilty of murder.

    Justice Robert Dobson handed down the sentence at the High Court in Wellington.

    He says baby killings by men who are not the biological fathers of their partners' children is a blight on this country.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Law and Order News
     11 Oct: NOTE: LILY HAS NOW BEEN FOUND. SHE HAD WALKED SOME DISTANCE ON HER OWN TO WESTFIELD NEWMARKET
     11 Oct: Israel announces list of Palestinian prisoners to be released, but one key name is absent
     10 Oct: Charges - over a robbery at gunpoint by disguised intruders at a Hamilton steak house on Father's Day
     10 Oct: Rotorua police have serious concerns for a 36-year-old man missing since late last month
     10 Oct: A warning for parents - pool fencing is vital, following five deaths involving temporary pools in the past decade
     10 Oct: Queenstown Lakes District Council has passed new Freedom Camping Bylaws in time for summer
     10 Oct: London is the world's 'phone theft capital', but one Aussie decides to fight back
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Bay of Plenty are using last year's NPC final heartbreak as motivation, as they look ahead to Otago in next week's semifinals in Dunedin More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Public Service Commissioner Sir Brian Roche, is questioning whether unionised secondary school teachers are committed to reaching a deal, as they vote to strike again More...


     Today's News

    		 Law and Order:
    NOTE: LILY HAS NOW BEEN FOUND. SHE HAD WALKED SOME DISTANCE ON HER OWN TO WESTFIELD NEWMARKET 21:57

     Entertainment:
    Ian 'H' Watkins used to play cards with Britney Spears 21:56

     Entertainment:
    Travis Kelce is "terrified" of his dad's response to Taylor Swift's new song Wood 21:26

     Politics:
    In other results: 21:17

     Entertainment:
    Julianne Moore thinks more about her characters' fashion choices than her own 20:56

     Entertainment:
    Catherine, Princess of Wales has warned screentime is causing an "epidemic of disconnection" 20:26

     Entertainment:
    Cruz Beckham's girlfriend Jackie Apostel is "in awe" of Victoria Beckham 19:56

     Entertainment:
    Taylor Swift thought Zoe Kravitz and her mom destroying her bathroom to retrieve their pet snake was the "chicest thing" she'd ever heard 19:26

     Rugby:
    Bay of Plenty are using last year's NPC final heartbreak as motivation, as they look ahead to Otago in next week's semifinals in Dunedin 18:56

     Entertainment:
    Nicole Kidman has admitted she uses fashion an "armour" 18:56

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd