STORY: "Teina Pora 'emotional' as granted parole," published by TVNZ on March 31, 2104.
GIST: "Convicted murderer Teina Pora was emotional as he learned he would be released from prison after 21 years, his lawyer says. Pora was 17 when he was convicted of the 1992 rape and murder of Auckland woman Susan Burdett. Now 38, Pora could walk out of Paremoremo prison a free man within a week, following a decision from the Parole Board that he "no longer poses an undue risk" to the community.........Pora maintains he did not commit the crime that sent him to prison, as does his supposed victim's brother. Jim Burdett told ONE News today he was glad Pora would soon be released, as everything has always pointed to his innocence. Today's Parole Board judgement comes after Pora was granted leave to appeal against his convictions to the Privy Council in London earlier this year. Mr Burdett believes Pora deserves his chance to reintegrate into the community ahead of that hearing. "I'm pleased that he's finally got parole and it's another step along the way, I think, in him establishing his innocence." As a teenager, Pora confessed to raping and murdering Susan Burdett in 1992. He said he accompanied now-convicted serial rapist Malcolm Rewa to her house. But for the last two decades he has maintained his innocence. His chance to prove that will come later this year with a date before the Privy Council."
The entire story can be found at:
http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/teina-pora-emotional-granted-parole-5880337
PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
Dear Reader. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog. We are following this case.
I have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses several thousand posts. The search box is located near the bottom of the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and myself get more out of the site.
The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.ca/2013/12/the-charles-smith-award-presented-to_28.html
I look forward to hearing from readers at:
hlevy15@gmail.com.
Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog;
