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Race killing in Haining St, Wellington

1905 Race killing in Haining St, Wellington

Lionel Terry killed Joe Kum Yung to draw attention to his crusade to rid New Zealand of Chinese people. His death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment on the grounds of insanity.

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