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The scene of the fatal shooting of Constable Matthew Hunt in June 2020. Inset, left to right: Eli Bob Sauni Epiha, Natalie Bracken, Constable Matthew Hunt. On June 19, 2020, a dark purple Toyota, driven by Epiha, caught the two constables’ attention and was flagged in the police national intelligence system. The incident unfolded after Epiha, who was driving a Toyota and trying to evade the two officers, crashed into another car in the West Auckland suburb of Massey. The crash injured a member of the public, who had been loading items into the car at the time. As an unarmed Goldfinch exited the police car to approach the crash scene, Epiha opened fire, shooting at him 10 times, Crown prosecutor Alysha McClintock previously said.
On June 19, 2020, a dark purple Toyota, driven by Epiha, caught the two constables’ attention and was flagged in the police national intelligence system. The pair had been on road policing duties.
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Constable Matthew Hunt s family said it was his lifelong dream to become a police officer. Lights and sirens were activated, but as Epiha attempted to evade the officers, he lost control and crashed into another car, injuring a member of the public on Reynella Dr. As an unarmed Goldfinch exited the police car to approach the crash scene, Epiha opened fire, shooting at him 10 times, Crown prosecutor Alysha McClintock previously said.
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Wounded constable kept away from ED as doctors tried in vain to save partner s life
Constable Matthew Hunt has been remembered in Parliament. Photo / Supplied
Wounded constable kept away from ED as doctors tried in vain to save partner s life
A paramedic who was among the first to help injured Constable David Goldfinch last year testified that she waited with him in the ambulance outside the hospital, then took him in a different entrance so he wouldn t see emergency department staff trying in vain to save his partner s life.
St John emergency medical technician Joanne Stuart told jurors at the trial of Epi Bob Sauni Epiha, who is charged with the attempted murder of Goldfinch, that she was called to quite a chaotic scene in West Auckland on the morning of June 19, 2020.
As the trial opened, police officers described the chaos of arriving at the Reynella Drive street after reports of “we’re under fire” came across the police radio. Crown prosecutor Alysha McClintock told the jury the incident unfolded after a dark purple Toyota, driven by Epiha, caught the two constables’ attention and was flagged in the police national intelligence system.
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Eli Bob Sauni Epiha has denied attempted to murder Constable David Goldfinch. Lights and sirens were activated, but as Epiha attempted to evade the officers, he lost control and crashed into another car. A member of the public, who was loading items into that car, was injured and later taken to hospital.