Ric StevensOpen Justice reporter·NZ Herald·4 Sep, 2026 02:29 AM5 mins to readThe late Ida Hawkins, with a photo of her daughter Colleen Burrows, 16, who was murdered in 1987. Photo / NZMEThe late Ida Hawkins, with a photo of her daughter Colleen Burrows, 16, who was murdered in 1987. Photo / NZMEThirty-nine years after teenager Colleen Burrows’ murder, a legal fight between her family and one of her killers over a $15,000 damages claim has ended. The victor is Sam Te Hei – one of two men who killed the 16-year-old. Te Hei gets to keep money for his ill-treatment in prison.
Murdered teen Colleen Burrows’ family’s long-running damages claim against her killer comes to an end
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