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flag Pauline Timu, 62, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2024 death of her 8-year-old nephew, Rickah’Shae Keefe-Haerewa, from severe abuse.

flag Pauline Timu, 62, has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 8-year-old Rickah’Shae Keefe-Haerewa, who died in November 2024 from blunt force trauma to the abdomen and other injuries indicating prolonged abuse. flag Timu, the boy’s legal guardian and great aunt, admitted to slapping, whipping, and filming him, withholding food, shaving his hair, and failing to seek medical care despite knowing he was seriously injured. flag She also acknowledged abusing other children in her care since 2013. flag The Crown has requested that all charges be transferred to the High Court for consolidated sentencing, with a preliminary date set for May in Hamilton.

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