NZ Herald
May 21 2008; 16:36
Man not guilty of murder, sex charges against niece
NZPA
A jury has found
George Evans Gwaze not guilty of the sexual violation and murder of his niece
Charlene Makaza.
The jury in the
High Court in Christchurch took about five hours to reach its verdict.
The crown had
alleged the 10-year-old girl, who lived as part of 54-year-old Gwaze's
household, died of suffocation after a sex attack, but the defence said she
died of an overwhelming infection associated with congenital HIV, a condition
she had been born with.
More
to follow.