Relevant offers
Thirteen-year-old Jordan Nelson has today been sentenced to 18 years in jail for the murder of his caregiver when he shot her in the back of the head with a farm rifle at their home in Okoki North Taranaki.
The sentence was passed down in the High Court in New Plymouth by Justice Paul Heath.
Nelson pleaded guilty last month to murdering Rosemaree Kurth, 50, his step-grandfather's partner, at their home on Piko Rd, Okoki, inland from Urenui on April 15.
He shot her in the back of the head with a .22 rifle as she sat at the dining room table doing a jigsaw puzzle.
At the time his step-grandfather Kerry Locke was out on the farm tending cattle.
Police arrested Nelson as he drove the family's car along Bayly St in Waitara.
- © Fairfax NZ News
Sponsored links
Holly's a saving Grace for personnel under fire
Directors fined for effluent discharge
Self-defence accepted in stabbing
Efforts to resume China meat export
A stop smoking money-back guarantee
Police: 'No perfect solution' to pursuits
Panel to review residential care homes
Housing plan a threat to democracy, says NZ First
Man scrambles for help after crash
Shoppers become DJs of the aisles
Man scrambles for help after crash
Shoppers become DJs of the aisles
Security guard wins unfair dismissal case over tattoo
Flush Kiwi charities failing to pay out
Questions over the hold of sports elite
No coach as the search continues
Double whammy hits petrol prices
Rainy weekend expected for capital
Blog recap: Hurricanes v Chiefs
Tolls and higher fuel tax to pay for roads
Do you always wear a helmet while cycling?
Related story: Cyclists creative on cycle helmet waivers