Mystery remains over fugitive dad Tom Phillips shot dead
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Details from the standoff between police and Tom Phillips that ended in a shootout have emerged, including the moment an officer was shot. The audio communications obtained by Stuff start with police responding to a burglary at the PGG Wrightson store in Piopio about 3.
The Police Minister says he has “absolute sympathy” for the mother of Tom Phillips’ children who does not know when she will get to see them.
One of Tom Phillips' children was armed with a gun when police approached the camp, RNZ understands Tom Phillips died following a shootout with police in the early hours of Monday. A police officer was shot multiple times in the head and remains in hospital with significant injuries.
Newly released images of one of the campsites Tom Phillips and his children lived in provide a glimpse into how they survived in the rugged bush for almost four years. Survival experts told the Herald the biggest asset he had at his disposal was quad bikes,
Newly released images of one of the campsites Tom Phillips and his children lived in provide a glimpse into how they survived in the rugged bush for almost
Authorities in New Zealand on Tuesday released photos and more information about one of the camps where Tom Phillips and his three children were hiding before he was killed in a shootout with police on Monday.
The Detail talks to reporter Tony Wall, who's covered the saga of the fugitive father and his children for nearly four years.
Police on Monday shot and killed a man who had evaded capture for more than 3 1/2 years after he disappeared into rural New Zealand with his three children.
An urgent suppression order preventing media, police and Oranga Tamariki from sharing certain information about the Tom Phillips case will be argued in cou