Suitcase murder accused's spending surge, PM expects Government inquiry into Tom Phillips' case, and seven side hustles worth your time.
1 Suitcase murder-accused's spending surged after husband's death
The spending of a woman accused of murdering her children and hiding their bodies in suitcases skyrocketed after her husband's death, a forensic scientist told the High Court today.
Hakyung Lee is on trial, accused of the murders of six-year-old Minu Jo and eight-year-old Yuna Jo, whose bodies were discovered in suitcases nearly four years after they were killed.
A forensic accountant said Lee's total credit card spending went up by 1397% after her husband's death, from about $800 a month before his passing to roughly $11,992 a month after.
2 Prime Minister expecting Government inquiry into Tom Phillips case
Christopher Luxon has said he expects there to be some form of Government inquiry into the Tom Phillips case.
Fugitive father Tom Phillips, who had been evading police since December 2021 with his three children, was fatally shot in Western Waikato last week. A police officer who was shot at the scene is recovering in hospital.
"I think there are a lot of very reasonable questions that need to be answered," the Prime Minister told Breakfast this morning.
3 Mother died in sea biscuit accident on Taranaki river
A coroner has released findings into the death of Tira Wilson, who was killed after hitting a bridge support while being towed on a ski biscuit by a jet ski in 2021.
Coroner Heidi Wrigley called for more promotion of the five-knot rule, which aims to limit the speed of boats and jet skis near bridges and other structures.
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