Man found guilty of murdering liquor store owner

Anitelea Chan-Kee. Photo by NZPA.
Anitelea Chan-Kee. Photo by NZPA.
One man has been found guilty of murder in connection with the 2008 fatal shooting of south Auckland liquor store owner Navtej Singh.

The man who fired the fatal shot, Anitelea Chan-Kee, was found guilty of murder today, while the other five accused - Myron Felise, Tino Felise, Eti Filoa, Walter McCarthy and Jason Naseri - were found not guilty of both murder and manslaughter.

A seventh, Mefiposeta Chan-Kee, was discharged after being found not guilty of being an accessory after the killing. Tino Felise, Filoa and McCarthy were all found guilty of one charge of aggravated robbery.

Anitelea Chan-Kee, Myron Felise and Naseri have previously admitted charges of aggravated robbery. Sentencing will be held at the High Court in Auckland on April 23.

The jury spent more than 18 hours deliberating. They began discussions about 2.35pm on Monday after Justice Graham Lang concluded his summary of the case in the month-long trial at the High Court at Auckland.

The trial followed the fatal shooting of Mr Singh during an armed robbery in his Riverton liquor store in Manurewa East in June 2008.

Anitelea Chan-Kee admitted shooting Mr Singh but said that he didn't know that the gun was loaded and accidentally pulled the trigger.

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