Murderer Phillip John Smith is fighting to be allowed to meet with a journalist in prison
Murderer Phillip John Smith is fighting to be allowed to meet with a journalist in prison
23 September 2019
Smith sparked an international manhunt in 2014 when he escaped to Brazil when out on a day pass.
He's serving a life sentence for killing the father of a boy he was sexually abusing.
He has appeared by audio visual link in the High Court at Wellington today, challenging a Corrections decision not to let him have a face to face interview
The hearing is the latest in a string of legal cases he has brought against the department.
The judge's decision has been reserved.
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