1 May 2025

Stephen Stone acquitted after 25 years in jail

From Morning Report, 7:46 am on 1 May 2025

Stephen Stone was convicted in 1999 of murdering Auckland tyre-fitter Deane Fuller-Sandys and raping and killing witness Leah Stephens. On Wednesday he was acquitted at the High Court at Auckland. Stephen Stone's lawyer Annabel Maxwell-Scott spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.