Tony Worrell Found Guily Of Murder

50 year old Swanson man Tony Worrell has been found guilty for the murder of 26 year old Katie Powels in Karaka.

Swanson, who had been drinking and taking diazepam for alcohol abuse prior to the crash, was found to have deliberately driven into newlywed Mrs Powels' car at around 80 kms/hr.

Moments before the crash Swanson had also deliberately driven at speed into another motorist Brett Robinson, who had just picked up his sons from soccer practice and was driving home. Mr Robinson's injuries were so severe that he has been unable to work since.

New Zealanders drink 8.7 litres - 9.4 of pure alcohol per capita annually and ranks 24 out of 50 English speaking countries in the OECD for alcohol consumption.

The Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand 'Alcohol Monitor' classifies 25% of New Zealanders as binge drinkers and it's estimated that harmful alcohol use cost New Zealand between $4.8 billion and $5.3 billion in social costs in the 2005/06 year.

Harmful drug use in total (alcohol and other drugs combined) cost New Zealand approximately $6.9 billion. 28.4 percent of the drug and alcohol costs result from injury.


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