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CHRISTEL YARDLEY / STUFF [1965-19005] Cory Scott Jefferies is tried in the Hamilton High Court for the murder of Waikato's wife Kim Louise Richmond
Confronting the lover of her partner a month before the disappearance from Kim Richmond, Cory Scott Jefferies reportedly told her: —– b —- ".
Richmond disappeared in July 2016.
Her body was found in an ute from Lake Arapuni in the South of Waikato last year, nearly a year after his disappearance.
Police
Kim Richmond disappeared in 2016, with her body discovered in Lake Arapuni 11 months later.
The drummer e on the fitness tracker that she wore was killed soon after we saw her for the last time in the company of Jefferies that night, a court appeared Tuesday in the High Court of Hamilton accused of murder.
The opening argument of Crown Attorney Ross Douch points to a love triangle between Richmond and Jefferies, his 26-year-old partner, and the couple's neighbor in the small Waikato Township of Waikato. ; Arohena.
Douch says that Jefferies became aware of the case in 2015 and confronted the Richmond lover on at least two occasions.
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" The community as a whole was aware of it … we were talking about it.
On July 30, 2016, Jefferies and Richmond were at the local community hall. watch a rugby match with friends, the court heard.
The couple left in the early hours of July 31, but during the seven-minute crossing, something caused Richmond's death.
The inevitable conclusion, says Douch, is that Richmond has been found in Lake Arapuni their Ford Ranger utility money.
And that Jefferies walked home.
During the police investigation, the Richmond Fitbit device information recorded a high heart rate on July 31 in the morning.
"The heart rate stabilized until the Fitbit stopped recording the heartbeat around 3:43," Douch added. Douch said that one theory was that the Fitbit device was detached, another theory is that his heart stopped.
The mystery behind Richmond's disappearance and death will be examined during the week-long trial before Judge Sally Fitzgerald. The lawyer, Thomas Sutcliffe, stated that his client accepts responsibility for the death of Richmond
"Mr. Jefferies admits that the relationship went through difficult times
" On the seven-minute ride, whatever thing happened between them. Kim's death.
"Whatever the case may be, it resulted in the death of Kim Richmond."
"The main question is what did Cory Jefferies want to do in the early hours of this morning? Ng Did he want to kill Kim Richmond?
" What was his intention, because he's responsible only does not mean that he wanted to kill him. "
The jury of seven women and five men was chosen Monday. 19659007] The family and supporters of Jefferies and Richmond sat in the public gallery
Richmond was last seen at her home in Arohena, near Te Awamutu, on the morning of July 31, 2016.
the subject of an extensive police investigation and two lake searches Arapuni.
There were no reported sightings of Richmond after his disappearance in 2016.
His bank cards were found on the roadside in the north central island a few months later late
His bank accounts and his phone were not touched
The Police searched Arapuni Lake in 2016 for her vehicle, but she failed.
The National Police Team came back in 2017 to search again. This time, they found Richmond in his 2014 Ford Ranger Silver.
The ute was 6 meters below the surface.
It was recovered on the second day of the search, within the reach of a ramp commonly used by boaties. for a day of skiing and fun on the water.
The court will hear Crown witnesses on Tuesday.
– Practical Information
