- 192 pages
- English
- PDF
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About this book
This book tells the story of the case of Zimbabwean-born New Zealand resident George Gwaze, twice charged and twice acquitted of the rape and murder of his 10-year-old adopted niece, Charlene Makaza. When Charlene was found unconscious one morning, gasping for breath, with a high fever and lying in a pool of diarrhea, her family rushed her to the Christchurch 24-hour clinic. She was treated for overwhelming sepsis and transferred to the hospital, but sadly her life could not be saved. During the course of Charlene's short illness the diagnosis shifts from infection to sexual assault and homicide, and her grieving family finds themselves publicly engulfed in a criminal investigation. What unfolds next is a surreal set of events so improbable that they seem fictitious.
Murder That Wasn't meticulously explores the facts surrounding this case based on scientific, medical, and court records and individual interviews to tell this family's extraordinary story.
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Yes, you can access Murder That Wasn't by Felicity Goodyear-Smith in PDF and/or ePUB format. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Criminal LawTable of contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Half Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword Mark Henaghan and Harlene Hayne
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Prologue
- Chapter 1: Who is Charlene?
- Chapter 2: Charlene’s final illness
- Chapter 3: A change of diagnosis
- Chapter 4: The family’s life changes forever
- Chapter 5: After the arrest
- Chapter 6: Enter expert witnesses for the defence
- Chapter 7: The first trial
- Chapter 8: Short-lived freedom
- Chapter 9: The waiting days
- Chapter 10: Further forensic testing
- Chapter 11: Expert medical witnesses for the second trial
- Chapter 12: Double jeopardy in action
- Chapter 13: Legal ramifications
- Chapter 14: Good versus bad science
- Chapter 15: Conclusion
- Aftermath
- Notes
- Index