CCTV image of a blood-smeared man during a violent incident in Mt Wellington in which an armed intruder was fatally stabbed in August 2024. Parts of the “furious and frenzied” patio attack were captured on CCTV. Mobile phone footage played at the murder trial showed the moment Finauga Faatoia stormed the couple's Mt Wellington bedroom armed with a large 'survival knife'. Photo / SuppliedThe court heard the boyfriend stabbed Faatoia from behind to protect his girlfriend, later telling police, “I stabbed his throat out. As the boyfriend stomped, kicked and stabbed Faatoia, the girlfriend admitted yelling, “Get him, get him before he gets us”.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 01, 2026 01:01 UTC