Canadian Woman Escapes Random Attack That Killed Her Australian Fiance in New Zealand

Police collect and photograph evidence in the carpark of the Te Toto Gorge lookout on Whaanga Rd, south of Raglan, New Zealand, Aug. 16, 2019. AP, Alan Gibson/New Zealand Herald/The Canadian Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand—Police in New Zealand say a Canadian woman is “shocked and distressed” after her Australian fiance was murdered in an apparently random attack.

Insp. Graham Pitkethley says New Zealand Police are providing the woman with the support she needs after what he called a “tragic incident.”