Gunman pleads guilty to murdering police officer Matt Hunt in Auckland shooting Newshub 8 hrs ago © Newshub Eli Bob Sauni Epiha has pleaded guilty to Hunt s murder.
The man who shot and killed Constable Matthew Hunt during a routine traffic stop in west Auckland last year has pleaded guilty to his murder.
Eli Bob Sauni Epiha has also pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing injury after fleeing police and hitting a pedestrian on Reynella Dr that same day.
However, Epiha, 25, will face trial at the Auckland High Court for the alleged attempted murder of another police officer who was at the scene, Constable David Goldfinch, a charge Epiha denies, and has pleaded not guilty to.
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