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Man to stand trial for murder of Taupō woman Samantha Reid

Man to stand trial for murder of Taupō woman Samantha Reid 11 Mar, 2021 01:20 AM Quick Read Darkie Thomas Cable is set to stand trial for the murder of Samantha Reid in the High Court at Rotorua on August 2. Photo / File Darkie Thomas Cable is set to stand trial for the murder of Samantha Reid in the High Court at Rotorua on August 2. Photo / File A man accused of murdering Taupō woman Samantha Reid will stand trial this year. Darkie Thomas Cable is set to stand trial for the murder of Samantha Reid in the High Court at Rotorua on August 2. Reid, who was known as Sam, was found at a rural property north of Taupō on January 25 last year with critical injuries.

Man to stand trial for murder of Taupō woman Samantha Reid

Child murder trial abandoned after accused mother cuts off monitoring anklet, goes on run

Southern Cheyenne Thompson at a court appearance in 2019. A Tīrau mother facing charges of murder over the death of an 18-month-old has absconded from bail, forcing her trial to be vacated. Southern Cheyenne Thompson’s trial was due to begin in the High Court at Rotorua on February 9, but she cut off her electronic monitoring anklet, the court heard, and is now on the run. The 26-year-old is charged with one count of murder, one count of injuring with intent to injure and two counts of ill-treating a child. The charge related to the death of her daughter, 18-month-old Comfort Joy Thompson-Pene, who died in Waikato Hospital on July 24, 2018.

Child murder trial abandoned after accused absconds from bail

A Tīrau woman charged with the murder of an 18-month-old has fled ahead of her trial.