4 Apr 2025

Blenheim man pleads guilty to murdering his mother

10:43 am on 4 April 2025
Jennifer Phyllis Sheehan.

Jennifer Phyllis Sheehan was found dead at her property in Blenheim on 25 November, her son was arrested shortly afterward. Photo: Supplied / Facebook

A fifty-five year old man has pleaded guilty to the murder of his mother in Blenheim.

A homicide investigation was launched after Jennifer Phyllis Sheehan was found dead at a property in the tow, in November.

Her son, Paul Thomas Armon, was arrested shortly after and charged with her murder.

He entered a guilty plea to the charge in the High Court at Blenheim on Friday morning.

He will be sentenced in June.

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