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An inmate due to go on trial next week has today pleaded guilty for his part in an alleged jailhouse murder
An inmate due to go on trial next week has today pleaded guilty for his part in an alleged jailhouse murder 19 May 2021
The 39-year-old with name suppression has appeared at the High Court in Auckland today.
He was charged with murdering Blake John Lee at Auckland Prison in Paremoremo in March last year.
Corrections previously said the alleged attack on Lee took place in the prison yard.
The man will be sentenced in August.
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19 May, 2021 02:31 AM
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The alleged attack occured at New Zealand s maximum-security prison at Paremoremo. Photo / Michael Craig
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An inmate who was to be on trial next week for his part in an alleged jailhouse murder has pleaded guilty.
The man, 39, who has continued name suppression, appeared at the High Court in Auckland today.
He was charged with murdering Blake John Lee, who died at Auckland Prison in Paremoremo on March 5 last year.
Corrections chief custodial officer Neil Beales has previously said the alleged attack on Lee at the prison took place in a yard.