Court of Appeal to reconsider teenager's murder conviction

Friday 21 August 2026 · 4 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 21 Aug, 6:47pm

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The conviction and sentence of Renee O'Brien will be reheard by the Court of Appeal. O'Brien was sentenced to life imprisonment in 2003 for the 2002 murder of Kenneth Pigott in Taranaki.

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1. The Press via The PostFri 21 Aug, 3:44pm

   14-year-old killer's gruesome case sent back to courts (opens in new tab)

   Also on Waikato Times (opens in new tab), The Post (opens in new tab)

2. Stuff via RNZFri 21 Aug, 6:47pm

   Teen’s murder conviction and sentence to be reconsidered more than two decades on (opens in new tab)

   Also on The Post (opens in new tab)