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Police visiting woman on unrelated matter find dead man on deck with 'shrine' around body

The woman’s severe mental disorder impaired her understanding of her actions, leading to a not-guilty-by-insanity verdict in tampering with remains case.

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A man lay dead on the deck of his home for up to 14 days before he was discovered by the police, who arrived at the address on an unrelated matter. The state...

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By Tracy Neal, Open Justice multimedia journalist A man lay dead on the deck of his home for up to 14 days before he was discovered by the police,...

·Otago, New Zealand
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Police visiting woman on unrelated matter find dead man on deck with 'shrine' around body

A man lay dead on the deck of his home for up to 14 days before he was discovered by the police, who arrived at the address on an unrelated matter. The state...

·Auckland, New Zealand
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NZ Herald broke the news in Auckland, New Zealand on Friday, November 14, 2025.
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