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- Title
- Murder of a good Samaritan - the tragic death of Austin Hemmings.
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- National Library of New Zealand
- Collection
- National Library of New Zealand Catalogue
- Description
"In September 2008 New Zealanders were shocked by the killing of a man who stepped in to help a woman in danger in central Auckland.Austin Hemmings, 44, was fatally stabbed when he intervened in a confrontation as he left work. The good Samaritan was simply trying to help a woman who was in clear distress and who had called out for help after a man confronted her and threatened her. Pauesi Leofa Brown stabbed Hemmings in the chest and the father-of-three died soon after.Brown was later senten...
- Format
- Audio
- Date created
- [2022]
- Creator
- Leask, Anna, 1982-
- URL
- http://natlib.govt.nz/records/49639060
- Related subjects
- Crime -- New Zealand / Podcasts
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