10 Feb 2016
R v KAUR & SINGH [2016] NZHC 125
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 125
- Court
- High Court
The Court concluded s 104 was engaged because the murder combined deliberate planning (multiple attempts over a two week period and following the victim to a layby) and extreme brutality (a series of forceful cuts to the throat resulting in a gaping, unsurvivable wound and multiple stab wounds); both defendants were equally culpable as joint participants; accordingly life sentences with a minimum term of 17 years before parole eligibility were imposed.