What the records say
- When
- 1999
- Kind
- Murder
- Coordinates
- 41.20° S, 174.00° E
- Description
- 1999 New Zealand murder
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Murder of Jeff Whittington
1999 murder in Wellington, New Zealand
Jeff Ryan Whittington was a 14-year-old murdered by two men in an anti-gay hate crime in Wellington, New Zealand. Whittington was beaten by Jason Morris Meads and Stephen Smith, suffering severe facial injuries and perforated bowels. After being taken to the hospital, he died of brain swelling. At the time of his death, Whittington had dyed his hair purple and was wearing fluorescent green nail polish.
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