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Arthur Allan Thomas, pardoned for Crewe murders, won t face second trial on sex charges

Arthur Allan Thomas, pardoned for Crewe murders, won t face second trial on sex charges
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Arthur Allan Thomas to stand trial again for alleged historical sexual offending

Twice wrongfully convicted of the murders of Jeannette and Harvey Crewe, the now 83-year-old will face another trial on charges of assault and rape.

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Thomas thanked the judge before being released on bail. He left the court, flanked by supporters, and did not comment to journalists waiting outside. The case is coming back to court in August when it is expected the Crown will indicate whether it will pursue a retrial. Now aged 83, Thomas faced a two-week trial at the Manukau District Court, accused of four historical charges of indecent assault and one of rape. He was twice wrongfully convicted for the 1970 murders of Jeannette and Harvey Crewe. After spending nine years in prison and following a Royal Commission of Inquiry, he was awarded almost $1 million in compensation.

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Thomas was excused from attending. Thomas was jailed twice for the murder of north Waikato farmers Jeanette and Harvey Crewe, before later being pardoned. Supplied Jeanette and Harvey Crewe at their wedding. They were shot dead at their home in Pukekawa on the night of June 17, 1970. Their bodies were later found in the Waikato River. The Crown alleged Thomas made his way to the Crewe farm on a stormy night and shot the couple with his .22 rifle in a fit of jealousy. After a 12-day trial in early 1971, Thomas was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. But in August of the same year, Justice Minister Sir Roy Jack sent the case to the Court of Appeal, following forensic tests on bullet fragments found in the bodies of the couple.

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