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Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Albie Alexander, Counties Manukau Police: Police acknowledge the sentencing today for the two men responsible for the murder of Chris Bush and aggravated robbery at the Red Fox Tavern during Labour weekend, 1987. This concludes a 34-year-old case which was never far from the mind of the Bush family or Police investigators. Counties Manukau CIB staff, led by recently deceased Detective Inspector Gary Lendrum, set about reviewing the investigation in 2016 following new information coming to Police’s attention. The investigators worked tirelessly on this historical case, ultimately leading to the arrest and charging of two individuals in 2017. ....
Two men jailed for 30 year old murder
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Two men convicted of murder and aggravated robbery over the Red Fox Tavern shooting more than 30 years ago have been jailed for life.
Father of two Chris Bush, 43, was gunned down at the pub in Maramarua in October 1987 and the offenders fled with tens of thousands of dollars in cash, coins and cheques.
Mark Hoggart and another man with name suppression were found guilty after a seven-week trial in the High Court at Auckland earlier this year.
This morning, Justice Woolford sentenced both men to life imprisonment for murder. They would be eligible for parole after serving 10 years in prison. ....
Press Release – New Zealand Police Detective Senior Sergeant Albie Alexander, Counties Manukau Police: Police acknowledge the sentencing today for the two men responsible for the murder of Chris Bush and aggravated robbery at the Red Fox Tavern during Labour weekend, 1987. This concludes a 34-year-old case which was never far from the mind of the Bush family or Police investigators. Counties Manukau CIB staff, led by recently deceased Detective Inspector Gary Lendrum, set about reviewing the investigation in 2016 following new information coming to Police’s attention. The investigators worked tirelessly on this historical case, ultimately leading to the arrest and charging of two individuals in 2017. ....
As stated by Detective Senior Sergeant Albie Alexander, Counties Manukau Police: Police acknowledge the sentencing today for the two men responsible for the murder of Chris Bush and aggravated robbery at the Red Fox Tavern during Labour weekend, 1987. This concludes a 34-year-old case which was never far from the mind of the Bush family or Police investigators. Counties Manukau CIB staff, led by recently deceased Detective Inspector Gary Lendrum, set about reviewing the investigation in 2016 following new information coming to Police’s attention. The investigators worked tirelessly on this historical case, ultimately leading to the arrest and charging of two individuals in 2017. ....