Mauha Fawcett was charged with murder.  He was found guilty at trial, but successfully appealed his conviction following a diagnosis of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and concerns raised as to the reliability of his confessions. Prior to his retrial, his defence team challenged the admissibility of his statements to police on reliability grounds. The High Court held that the statements were inadmissible. The murder charge was subsequently dismissed as there was insufficient other evidence to sustain it.