However, in a victim impact statement Miss Foster's sister Sarah said Hall was like a brother to her. Hall's lawyer Mr Fairbrother said Hall also had a bottle of wine "in the hope events would turn out differently." Hall arrived just before 8.40pm, at which time Miss Foster was talking to her mother on the phone. In the victim impact statement read by a victim's advisor, Sarah Foster said she was concerned for her. His statement said no one had the right to take the life of a mother, and he added: "Chazz.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 10, 2017 03:08 UTC