Radio: Across The Ditch – Lundy Found Guilty of Double-Murder Again + Cricket Wrap + Easter Safe Driving

[caption id="attachment_1205" align="alignright" width="300"] Peter Godfrey and Selwyn Manning.[/caption]Recorded live on 2/04/15 – Five AA Australia’s Peter Godfrey and Evening Report’s Selwyn Manning deliver this week’s bulletin of Across The Ditch. This week they discuss a controversial double-murder case concluding with Mark Lundy being found guilty for the second time of the murders of his wife Christine and daughter Amber.

ITEM ONE: A controversial double murder case here in New Zealand concluded Wednesday with guilty verdicts on both counts. Mark Lundy was convicted for the second time of murdering his wife Christine and daughter Amber back in 2000. The retrial was ordered after Lundy successfully appealed to the Privy Council in London for contradictory evidence, central to his initial conviction and life sentence, to be reconsidered. The Privy Council found that the evidence that led to his initial convictions for murdering his family, may have been unsound and that a new trial ought to be scheduled. It was, and after $5 million worth of proceedings and two days of jury deliberations, Lundy was convicted again and sentenced to a minimum of twenty years before parole ought to be considered. The thirteen years he has already spent in prison will be considered. The Police welcomed the verdict and Lundy’s own brother thanked the Police for their dedication to deliver justice for Christine and Amber. ITEM TWO: Cricket wrap and Easter… Easter, the transport agency is urging holiday makers to prepare and plan their journey early, to drive safely, rest when tired, and be patient when traffic jams occur. Is there a great migration out of the cities of South Australia? And is the message the same? Across The Ditch broadcasts live on FiveAA.com.au and webcasts on EveningReport.nz. –]]>