Violent Deaths In 2009

Teamster / August 10, 2009

Two suspected murder cases hit the headlines today – one a mother of four found dead in her home in Papakura and the other a 37 year old man thought to be a resident of a halfway house in Wellington. (see links below for details)

There have been around 43 violent deaths, manslaughters and murders in 2009, including a number of children and young people under the age of 18 (in bold on the list below)

11 Aug: Man’s body found at an address in Mansfield Street, Newton. Screams heard before the body was discovered.
10 Aug: 39 year old mother of 4 found dead by her sister at 36 Cargill street, Papakura
8 Aug: 2 year old girl dies in Kaitaia hospital, a woman is charged with assault
7 Aug: Timothy Constable, 24, died from stab wounds on a Christchurch street
17 Jul: 11 year old Triston Jermaine Papuni of Anaura Bay shot in chest with a gun whilst playing with his young cousin.
9 Jul: one of two people shot dead in Sunset Road, Mangakakahi, Rotorua
9 Jul: one of two people shot dead in Sunset Road, Mangakakahi, Rotorua
5 Jul: Scottish immigrant Lindsay Lamont died from stab wounds at her home in Ikamatua
3 Jul: Publican David White died after a punch to the head at the Little Wanganui Hotel
28 Jun: Paraplegic man armed with air gun was shot dead by the AOS, Burnside, Chch
26 Jun: 16 year old Jashana Robinson died in her Titahi Bay home
26 Jun: 21 year old Joelene Edmonds died in her Titahi Bay home
7 Jun: Koria Steven Matiaha, 25, died from severe head injuries in Masterton
15 Jun: Waylin Te Rau Aroha Ngarangione, 19, dies from head injury after an incident in Manutuku
15 Jun: Piki Kingi of Hamilton found dead in his car following an assault
5 Jun: Vivian Sinclair Hirini of Napier died after being found in his car with stab wounds
5 Jun: Trent Matthews, age 1, died. A woman charged with assault in Rotorua*
23 May: James Samuel Galloway died from a single stab wound in Turangi
12 May: Ms Nuttidar Vaikaew, 48, discovered beaten to death in Western Springs
11 May: Paul Chong stabbed to death in Glenfield
8 May: Tala Seleni, 55 found dead in her Linwood home
8 May: Melissa Nina Adcock, 32 found dead in herr Linwood home
7 May: Constable Len Snee shot during an armed siege in Napier
5 May: Man stabbed in San Angelo Court, Henderson
29 Apr: Richard Milton Jones age 64 died from severe injuries in Upper Hutt
18 Apr: Dean Peni, 29, died after an assault during a party in Flaxmere
27 Apr: Olo Fiti, 25, father of 4, found stabbed to death on a driveway in Otara
15 Apr: Terrance Carl Finch, 55, found dead after axe attack in Glenn Innes
8 Apr: 78 year old Grandfather Jasmatbhai Patel died after road rage attack
14 Mar: Woman beaten to death on a petrol station forecourt in Johnsonville
1 Mar: Tue Faave,23, died following an assault in Paremoremo prison
7 Mar: Jayrhis Ian Te Koha Lock-Tata, 5 weeks old, died from head injuries in Taupo, his father is charged with murder
26 Feb: Sanele Sanato, 36, from Glen Innes died of his injuries following an assault
17 Feb: Toddler Cherishsiliala Tahuri-Wright died after being found with serious injuries
17 Feb: Heather Simons, A disabled woman from Wanganui died from a head injury sustained during an assault
27 Jan: 16 year old Jordan Herewini ran over and killed when caught in Mongrel Mob gang crossfire in Murupara
26 Jan: Moana Anahera Marie Aranui died from stab wounds on a street in St Kilda, Dunedin
25 Jan: Man died 9 days after a fight with his brother in Nelson
24 Jan: Mark Allen McCutcheon found with stab wounds in his ute near Ongaonga
23 Jan: Courier driver Halatau Kianamanu Naitoko age 17 (innocent bystander) killed in a in a shoot-out on an Auckland motorway
19 Jan: Woman died after an arson attack on her home in Pukekohe
15 Jan: Joanne Thompson beaten to death in her Waiau home
12 Jan: Man found shot in Haigh’s Access Road, Redvale
* Rotorua was the town in which 4 year old Nia Glassie was tortured and beaten to death in August 2007