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- Justice Simon Mount KC discharged David Tamihere of the 1990 murder charges, freeing him.
- Crown Prosecutor Clair Paterson said the lost or unreliable 1990 evidence fails the prosecution test.
- Police will retain the investigation file on Höglin and Paakkonen’s deaths and review new evidence.
- Tamihere said compensation could include $150,000 per custody year and $75,000 per restrictive bail year.