10 Jun 2020

Powell sentenced for 'cold-blooded' killing of Angela Blackmore

From Checkpoint, 5:25 pm on 10 June 2020

WARNING: Includes graphic details distressing to some listeners.

The man who admitted murdering Christchurch woman Angela Blackmoore 25 years ago has been sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison.

Jeremy Powell confessed to the crime after a police tip-off last year - ending a cold case that haunted Angela's family for decades.

Today a judge described the killing as a cold blooded execution.

RNZ reporter Rachel Graham was in court.

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