Family violence unit unaware of man's relationship with Christchurch murder victim

Friday 14 November 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 14 Nov 2025, 7:43pm

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Nathan Boulter pleaded guilty to the murder of a woman in Parklands, Christchurch. Before fatally stabbing her 55 times, the man made nearly 600 calls to the victim in two weeks. A specialist family violence unit was reportedly unaware of their relationship or his history of stalking and harassing her.

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1. RNZFri 14 Nov 2025, 7:17pm

   Family violence unit unaware man dated, then stalked, harassed Christchurch murder victim (opens in new tab)

2. Otago Daily TimesFri 14 Nov 2025, 7:43pm

   Family violence unit 'unaware' of fatal relationship (opens in new tab)