Man charged with murder of Australian tourist in campervan in north of Hamilton

A 23‑year‑old man from New Zealand has been charged in relation to the death of an Australian tourist who was fatally shot inside a rented campervan in north of Hamilton, yesterday.

Police also confirmed this morning the identity of the victim as Sean McKinnon, from Australia.

Police say McKinnon and his Canadian fiancée were sleeping in a campervan in a carpark at Te Toto Gorge in Raglan early yesterday morning when a man woke them up wanting the keys.

Police say he was then shot "more than once", with his fiancée managing to flee to a nearby address where she called police.

[Source:TVNZ]

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