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  •   Home > News > Law and Order

    The daughter of a slain Christchurch woman is calling for change, following revelations her mother wasn't her killer's first victim

    The daughter of a slain Christchurch woman is calling for change, following revelations her mother wasn't her killer's first victim


    83-year-old Frances Phelps was murdered by her gardener Elliott Cameron in October.

    The recent lifting of a 50-year-old suppression order's revealed Cameron killed his brother in his 20s, but was found not guilty on insanity grounds.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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