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Rotorua fatal hit-and-run: Man accused of getting rid of motorbike involved in accident
NNew Zealand

Rotorua fatal hit-and-run: Man accused of getting rid of motorbike involved in accident

  • 27.06.2025

A 10-day search for the rider included the release of CCTV footage of the man believed to be riding the motorcycle.

The second man charged was granted interim name suppression when he appeared in the Rotorua District Court yesterday.

He is charged with being an accessory after the fact of manslaughter, and unrelated charges of possession of a shotgun, cultivating cannabis and receiving various Makita tools valued at $5000.

 Paige Johnson, 24, was the victim of a hit and run on Edmund Rd in Rotorua. Paige Johnson, 24, was the victim of a hit and run on Edmund Rd in Rotorua.

A charging document supplied to the Rotorua Daily Post by the court said it was alleged that between June 15 and June 25 at Rotorua the man actively suppressed evidence against Lum by disposing of the motorbike in order to enable him to avoid arrest.

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The charge carries a maximum prison sentence of life.

The man was remanded in custody and will reappear in the Rotorua District Court on July 14.

Lum appeared in the Hamilton District Court on Thursday and was remanded in custody without plea to appear in the Rotorua court on July 11.

Kelly Makiha is a senior journalist who has reported for the Rotorua Daily Post for more than 25 years, covering mainly police, court, human interest and social issues.

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