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Rita Tawhai believes her partner's death could have been avoided if her son had been placed in a secure facility during his medication change.
"To lose the love of my life is heartβbreaking. To lose my son to a system that doesn't work is devastating," she told the court as her son was ordered to remain in a secure mental health facility indefinitely.
Geoffrey Ware was murdered by Jack Korewha, in a tragedy linked to failures across the mental health system, missed warning signs and poor risk management.
Korewha, 27, appeared in the High Court at WhangΔrei on Tuesday for his final hearing.
On 9 May 2025, only weeks into a change of medication for schizophrenia, Ko
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