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Widow seeks to overturn husband’s 1992 murder conviction using new evidence about a bribed witness.
Julie Appelgren, widow of Ross Appelgren, is pursuing a Court of Appeal appeal to overturn her husband’s 1992 murder conviction in the 1985 death of inmate Darcy Te Hira at Mt Eden prison, citing new evidence that a key witness, Ernie, was part of a secret protection program receiving financial incentives and early release—details not disclosed at trial.
Her legal team argues Ernie’s credibility is compromised, his initial statements contradicted his testimony, and another inmate’s confession to a drug-related attack was withheld.
The case, which could become New Zealand’s first posthumous conviction overturning, follows a 1990 quashing of the original conviction due to withheld evidence.
The Crown has declined to comment as the appeal proceeds.
La viuda busca anular la condena por asesinato de su marido en 1992 utilizando nueva evidencia sobre un testigo sobornado.