QNA : New Zealand : Crime : Murder Cases : James Bamborough

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8-Jan-2009

The white supremacist convicted of killing a Korean backpacker near Westport is appealing against his 21-year non-parole imprisonment term.
Read the full story/Visit the site - Nelson Mail

6-Dec-2008

"Abhorrent" neo-nazi white supremacist beliefs sparked the hate-killings of two men on the West Coast, it can now be revealed.
Read the full story/Visit the site - The Dominion Post

10-Jun-2005

Two former skinhead mates linked to a secretive neo-Nazi gang are beginning life sentences for the murder of a homeless gay man in Westport.
A High Court jury in Greymouth took just four hours yesterday to find Leighton Brian Wilding, 38, of Nelson, and Hayden Brent McKenzie, 28, of Westport, guilty of murder.
Read the full story/Visit the site - The Press

9-Jun-2005

A High Court jury in Greymouth has been asked to decide between three versions of the murder of homeless gay man James Bamborough.
Bamborough, 54, known as Janis, was throttled and drowned in the Buller River on October 12, 1999, after disappearing from a party in Westport.
Read the full story/Visit the site - The Press

8-Jun-2005

A West Coast jury has been urged to see through the "last-gasp defences" of two Fourth Reich followers who now blame each other for murdering a homeless gay man.
Crown prosecutor Brent Stanaway said the co-accused were equally responsible for throttling and drowning James Bamborough, known as Janis, after a party in Westport on October 12, 1999.
Read the full story/Visit the site - The Press

3-Jun-2005

A man accused of murdering Westport homosexual James Bamborough claims that he tried to resuscitate him after his friend had angrily dragged him into the Buller River.
In the High Court in Greymouth yesterday, Leighton Wilding turned the tables on his former mate and co-accused, Hayden McKenzie, who he said was the real killer.
Read the full story/Visit the site - The Press

31-May-2005

One of the men accused of murdering West Coast homosexual James Bamborough claims he watched his friend drown him, but he was too scared to stop the killing.
Hayden McKenzie, 28, and Leighton Wilding, 38, have been jointly charged with the 1999 murder but accuse each other of the crime.
Read the full story/Visit the site - The Press

28-May-2005

White power, swastikas and gay hatred have emerged in the Greymouth trial of two men accused of murdering a homeless and eccentric homosexual five years ago.
One of those charged with killing James Bamborough is Leighton Brian Wilding, 38, of Nelson, who has been revealed in the High Court as the master-of-arms in the Fourth Reich, a white-supremacy gang.
Read the full story/Visit the site - The Press

27-May-2005

Members of the "Nazi-based" Fourth Reich demanded money and silence from the mother of one of the men accused of murdering a homeless gay man in 1999, the High Court in Greymouth was told yesterday.
Westport mother Trish Lee, whose son, Hayden Brent McKenzie, has been jointly charged with murdering James Bamborough, said she paid the money and kept quiet about the murder because she feared the gang would harm her family.
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26-May-2005

White supremacy links have emerged in the West Coast murder trial of the alleged killers of transient homosexual James Bamborough.
Bamborough, 54, who called himself Janis, disappeared after a 15-hour drunken spree at a party in Westport on October 12, 1999. His body was found in a shallow grave eight months ago.
Read the full story/Visit the site - The Press

25-May-2005

A woman who claims to have heard repeated threats to "waste" homosexual transient James Bamborough at a party in Westport in 1999 feared she would be next. Michelle Batt told the High Court in Greymouth yesterday that she felt intimidated as Hayden McKenzie threatened a drunk Bamborough on the night of October 12, 1999.
Read the full story/Visit the site - The Press

24-May-2005

Two former friends jointly charged with murdering an eccentric homosexual in Westport have turned on each other in their court trial.
James Bamborough, who preferred to be called Janis, disappeared after drinking heavily at a party on October 13, 1999. His body was found last September in a shallow grave near Denniston.
Read the full story/Visit the site - The Press

9-Dec-2004

Two men were yesterday committed for trial for the 1999 murder of openly gay West Coast man James John (Janis) Bambrough.
Counsel for Leighton Brian Wilding, 27, of Upper Hutt, and Hayden Brent McKenzie, 26, of Westport, agreed at the conclusion of a depositions hearing in the Greymouth District Court that the evidence was sufficient to warrant committal.
Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

8-Dec-2004

Two men were today committed for trial for the 1999 murder of openly gay West Coast man James John (Janis) Bambrough.
Counsel for Leighton Brian Wilding, 27, of Upper Hutt, and Hayden Brent McKenzie, 26, of Westport, agreed at the conclusion of a depositions hearing in Greymouth District Court the evidence was sufficient to warrant committal.
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8-Dec-2004

One of the last people to see transient James John (Janis) Bambrough alive said he begged her not to leave him alone with the men accused of his murder.
Michelle Batt was giving evidence at a Greymouth District Court depositions hearing of Leighton Brian Wilding, 27, of Upper Hutt, and Hayden Brent McKenzie, 26, of Westport, who are accused of murdering Mr Bambrough, 54, on October 12, 1999.
Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

7-Dec-2004

A homosexual West Coast man prophesied his murder at a party in Westport in 1999, the Greymouth District Court was told yesterday.
Leighton Brian Wilding, 27, of Upper Hutt, and Hayden Brent McKenzie, 26, of Westport, are charged with the murder of James John (Janis) Bambrough.
Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

7-Dec-2004

A Westport man jointly charged with murdering a transient homosexual in 1999 led police to the shallow grave two months ago, a court has been told.
Read the full story/Visit the site - The Press

24-Sep-2004

After several false leads and wrong turns, a senior Nelson detective says he is "100 per cent confident" police have found the body of a Westport transient missing for almost five years.
Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

22-Sep-2004

Police believe they have found the body of James John Bambrough, 54, a transient homosexual also known as Janis, who disappeared in Westport five years ago.
Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

3-Jun-2004

A second man appeared in court yesterday accused of a murder in Westport five years ago.
Hayden Brent McKenzie, 27, from Westport was accused in Westport District Court of murdering James John Bambrough at Westport on or about October 13, 1999.
Read the full story/Visit the site - New Zealand Herald

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