Anaru Morunga claims he killed ex-partner to protect family

Anaru Morunga, 35, is on trial for the murder of his ex-partner Jasmaine Reihana, the mother of his two children, in September 2024. In the hours leading up to the incident, Morunga told police he felt he was being set up and believed that suicide was his only escape from gang threats. He allegedly stated, “It was either her or me – she just accepted her fate,” referring to Reihana’s final moments.

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