Craig KapitanSenior Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·6 Oct, 2026 08:19 PM3 mins to readIn a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court has quashed David Tamihere’s convictions for the murders of Swedish backpackers Sven Urban Hoglin and Heidi Paakkonen. Video / NZ HeraldThe Crown has announced this morning that it won’t be seeking a re-trial for David Tamihere, who until recently was one of the nation’s highest-profile double-murder convicts. The decision, announced by prosecutor Claire Paterson during a brief administrative hearing in the High Court at Auckland, comes just over six months
Crown won’t seek David Tamihere retrial for 1990 murders of Swedish backpackers Sven Hoglin, Heidi Paakkonen
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