The Christchurch Civic Creche Case


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Otago Daily Times
June 16 1998

Ellis supporters ridicule report
NZPA


Christchurch: Supporters of Peter Ellis yesterday poured scorn on a police review clearing a former detective who propositioned the mother of an alleged victim.

The review followed revelations last year that a key detective on the Christchurch creche case, Colin Eade, had relationships with the mothers of two alleged victims.

The review by Detective Superintendent Jim Millar cleared Mr Eade, saying his judgement was not impaired in any significant way.

"I believe Eade was not psychologically incompetent enough to consider that he should be removed from that inquiry or would have been liable to make errors of judgement," Mr Millar wrote.

A spokesman for a group supporting Peter Ellis, said the review was "hilarious".