Nicole Tuxford Photo: Supplied
Nicole Tuxford was raped and murdered by Paul Tainui in 2018.
A coroner's inquest into the murder of a Christchurch woman in 2018 has been told that here was no requirement for her killer to report to his parole officer about any new intimate relationships, despite his probation officer fearing it was a real area of risk.
In 2018, Nicole Tuxford was raped and murdered by Paul Tainui, who was on life parole for the 1994 murder of Kimberley Schroder.
A joint inquest is being held into Nicole Tuxford's death, and the suspected suicide of Gary Schroder, Kimberley's father.
On Monday the inquest heard from two probation officers, both have name suppression.
One of the probation officers said he felt Tainui could be a risk if he entered into an intimate relationship or was rejected in his pursuit of an intimate relationship.
He said he had therefore inquired with Paul Tainui, others who were supporting Tainui, and employers about any relationships or intention to enter relationships.
The probation officer said Paul Tainui appeared to be forthcoming with such information, even though he was under no requirement to do so under his parole conditions.
The probation officer said he had had a number of previous cases where people did have a requirement to notify probation of any intimate relationship.
He said it was, however, tricky to determine exactly what nature of relationships should be notified, and at which point a new relationship should be reported.
The inquest will hear from six witnesses over the next two days.
