7 Aug 2019

Woman who killed granddaughter spared life imprisonment

From Checkpoint, 5:17 pm on 7 August 2019

Whanganui woman Lorraine Smith, who strangled her 13-year-old granddaughter with a necktie, has been sentenced to 12 years in jail and will be eligible for parole after six years.

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