13 Jul 2021

Hunt murder trial: Court hears police radio before fatal shooting

From Checkpoint, 5:21 pm on 13 July 2021

Warning: Some parts of this story may be distressing.

Radio communications from a shot police officer have been played to a jury in Auckland today.

Eli Epiha has pleaded guilty to murdering Constable Matthew Hunt and dangerous driving causing injury, after fleeing a traffic stop and crashing last June.

He denies the four shots that hit Hunt's colleague were attempted murder.

Katie Todd has been in court.