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Auckland police shooting: At least 27 years in jail for man who murdered Constable Matthew Hunt

At least 27 years in jail for Eli Epiha who murdered Constable Matthew Hunt

Auckland police shooting: Man pleads guilty to murder of Constable Matthew Hunt

NZ Police/supplied Their trial got underway on Monday at the High Court. Hunt died after being shot while carrying out a routine traffic stop in Massey, West Auckland, on June 19, 2020. It’s understood Hunt, who was unarmed, was shot in the abdomen and pronounced dead at the scene. RYAN ANDERSON/Stuff Eli Epiha admitted killing Constable Matthew Hunt at the High Court. His colleague was shot in the leg and taken to Auckland City Hospital in a serious condition. Hunt was raised on Auckland’s Hibiscus Coast and was described by his family as a “classic coastie”. He completed a criminology degree at Auckland University of Technology and worked as a case manager at Auckland Prison before joining the police.

Gunman pleads guilty to murdering police officer Matt Hunt in Auckland shooting

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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