Episode 2044
Teina Pora
Thu, 2022-Dec-08 00:49 UTC
Length - 1:57
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Welcome to random Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of a random Wikipedia page every day.
The random article for Thursday, 8 December 2022 is Teina Pora.
Teina Pora is a New Zealander who was wrongfully convicted of murdering Susan Burdett when he was aged 17; he served time in Paremoremo prison from 1994 for the crime, until he received parole in 2014. In 1992, 39-year-old Burdett was raped and murdered in her home in Papatoetoe, Auckland. She was repeatedly struck in the head with a softball bat. About a year later, Pora who was a "Mongrel Mob prospect" at the time, was arrested on other charges and claimed he was there when the murder happened. He was subsequently convicted of rape and murder in 1994. Pora appealed his conviction, but in 2000, was found guilty for the crime a second time. After spending 20 years in prison, Pora was released on parole in April 2014. However, he maintained his innocence and the convictions were quashed by the Privy Council in March 2015. On 15 June 2016, he was awarded NZ$2.52 million compensation and received a government apology for being wrongfully convicted of rape and murder.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:49 UTC on Thursday, 8 December 2022.
For the full current version of the article, see Teina Pora on Wikipedia.
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