Man Guilty Of Murder (Press, 19 June 1987)
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Summary: Man Guilty Of Murder (Press, 19 June 1987)
An Auckland man, Robert Charles Moeller, aged 25, has been found guilty of murder by a jury in the High Court at Hamilton. The trial, presided over by Mr Justice Gallen, established that Moeller committed the crime on 25 September 1986 in Te Kowhai, near Hamilton. He was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of an unnamed victim. The victim had picked up Moeller while he was hitchhiking to New Plymouth. Following their encounter, the man's body was discovered the next day on the edge of the Te Kowhai road, showing signs of severe violence, including seven stab wounds, broken ribs, bruising, and lacerations. During the trial, Moeller admitted to wielding the knife that resulted in the victim's death but claimed that he acted in self-defence. He asserted that the victim had made a homosexual advance toward him, which he cited as the reason for his actions.
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