Man sentenced to life for murdering and dismembering Canterbury father Richard Leman
A killer has been jailed for life with a non-parole period of 17 years for shooting and dismembering a Canterbury father.
Richard Leman's killer has been sentenced in the High Court to life imprisonment with a non-parole period of 17 years. The case stems from three years ago when teenagers discovered the victim's headless torso locked in a car boot at an abandoned Canterbury property. Leman's family remains desperate to recover his remains.
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Murder sentencing: Family desperate to recover remains of Canterbury father Richard Leman
Richard Leman's killer has been jailed for life with a non-parole period of 17 years, during a hearing in the High Court today.
Stuff
‘I miss my dad’: Anguish as ‘narcissist’ sentenced for shooting and dismembering Canterbury father
Three years after teenagers stumbled across a headless torso locked in the boot of a car at an abandoned Canterbury house, a killer has been sentenced.
Otago Daily Times