Open Justice multimedia journalist, Waikato·NZ Herald·6 Aug, 2026 06:00 AM7 mins to readCharles Wharton has been detained as a special patient after previously being found unfit to stand trial over the September 2024 murder of Zahquiel Taipeti (inset). Photo / Belinda Feek / SuppliedThe grandmother of an 8-year-old boy who she found bludgeoned to death in his bed says she’s still haunted by what she saw that day. Ura Remuera was living next door to her sons, Mitikira and Brian Woods, and grandson Zahquiel Taipeti in Anthony Cres, Hamilton, when she heard loud
Charles Wharton detained as special patient after murder of 8-year-old Hamilton boy
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