What the records say
- When
- 12 Jun 1866
- Kind
- Murder
- Killed
- 5
- Coordinates
- 41.20° S, 174.00° E
- Description
- series of murders in New Zealand
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Maungatapu murders
Series of murders in New Zealand
The Maungatapu murders took place on 12 and 13 June 1866 on the Maungatapu track near Nelson, South Island, New Zealand, in two separate attacks that killed five people. Four people were charged with the murders; one was pardoned after giving information which allowed the other three to be convicted and hanged.
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