Article 58VXA New Zealand man pleads guilty to murder of Australian tourist Sean McKinnon

New Zealand man pleads guilty to murder of Australian tourist Sean McKinnon

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Mark Garson changes plea to admit killing 33-year-old in his sleep near Raglan and threatening to murder his Canadian fiancee

The family of murdered Australian surfer Sean McKinnon will be spared a trial after the New Zealand man who killed him pleaded guilty to murder.

On Wednesday, the high court in Hamilton heard Mark Garson, accused of killing McKinnon during his sleep last August, had changed his earlier plea and admitted the crime.

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