Malcolm Rewa will be tried for the third time for the 1992 murder of Auckland woman Susan Burdett
Malcolm Rewa will be tried for the third time for the 1992 murder of Auckland woman Susan Burdett
7 August 2018
Justice Geoffrey Venning, the Chief High Court Judge, says it's in the
interests of justice for the third trial to proceed in February.
Auckland University law professor Bill Hodge says there won't be any further
deterrent because Rewa is already in prison.
He says for those who knew the victim it may be significant that justice is
seen to be done.
Hodge says that's even though the outcome isn't going to result in more or
less punishment or time in prison for Malcolm Rewa.
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