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WELLINGTON (New Zealand) - A NEW Zealand white supremacist was jailed for more than 16 years on Thursday for the racist killing of a South Korean tourist in 2003.
Shannon Flewellen, who appeared in court with a shaved head and tatoos on his neck, was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 16 years and three months after admitting the murder of 25-year-old Kim Jae-Hyeon.
Justice John Fogarty told 30-year-old Flewellen the murder was extremely callous and clearly racist. 'It was very significant that Mr Kim was Asian. You have white supremacist, neo-Nazi beliefs,' Fogarty told him.
'You regarded him as not deserving of the same dignity and respect as a white person.' Flewellen and Hayden McKenzie, who was sentenced in 2008 to at least 21 years behind bars for the killing, picked up Kim when he was hitchhiking on the West Coast, a scenic region popular with tourists.
After pulling over and getting out of the car, Flewellen grabbed Kim from behind and choked him, while McKenzie held his arms, the High Court in Christchurch was told.
After Kim was dead, he was buried in a shallow grave and lay undiscovered until 2008 when charges were laid. -- AFP
Shannon Flewellen, who appeared in court with a shaved head and tatoos on his neck, was handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 16 years and three months after admitting the murder of 25-year-old Kim Jae-Hyeon.
Justice John Fogarty told 30-year-old Flewellen the murder was extremely callous and clearly racist. 'It was very significant that Mr Kim was Asian. You have white supremacist, neo-Nazi beliefs,' Fogarty told him.
'You regarded him as not deserving of the same dignity and respect as a white person.' Flewellen and Hayden McKenzie, who was sentenced in 2008 to at least 21 years behind bars for the killing, picked up Kim when he was hitchhiking on the West Coast, a scenic region popular with tourists.
After pulling over and getting out of the car, Flewellen grabbed Kim from behind and choked him, while McKenzie held his arms, the High Court in Christchurch was told.
After Kim was dead, he was buried in a shallow grave and lay undiscovered until 2008 when charges were laid. -- AFP
