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The Chief High Court judge has quashed a coroner's finding that a family contributed to the death of Auckland woman Iraena Asher, saying it was unreasonable.
Their mother had phone contact with Kevin in 1997. Vanessa said Kevin phoned her in 1999 and she thought he was in Australia at that time. She said she did not know why her brother chose to distance himself from the family. A family friend said they had seen him in Melbourne in 1999.
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Under Tom Hodgson’s will his son Kevin’s share would pass to any children Kevin had. (File photo) The court was told that family had tried to find him through the Salvation Army Family Tracing Service and New Zealand Police, but there was no direct evidence about that or the extent of the searches.