Kiwis have rallied behind a Filipino family's bid for justice for their murdered mother, grandmother and wife, contributing more than $50,000.
A Givealittle page launched yesterday by Blessie Gotingco's family passed the $50,000 mark less than 24 hours later.
The family hope to use the money to undertake their own review of the "mismanagement and non-monitoring of evil" which they say enabled Tony Douglas Robertson to rape and murder her.
They will file a civil case against the Department of Corrections if the review shows they have legal grounds.
Robertson raped and murdered Mrs Gotingco on May 24, 2014, after first running her down as she was walking from a bus stop to her home in Birkdale on Auckland's North Shore.
He had been released from prison just five months earlier, after serving time for abducting and indecently assaulting a young girl.
More than 1000 people have donated to the Givealittle appeal, and a number have shared their best wishes and love for the Gotingco family.
Kim Valladares said the 56-year-old's death had affected the whole community. "I wish you and your family the very best. My prayers and thoughts are with you all."
Another donor expressed a wish that "justice is brought to you".
"My heart hurts for the loss of your wife."
Yet another contributor expressed sympathy for the family "in their grief, search for justice and objective to see that this sort of awful crime never happens again".
