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| Boy, 15, admits backpacker murder | Boy, 15, admits backpacker murder |
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| A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to the murder of Orkney woman Karen Aim in New Zealand last year | A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to the murder of Orkney woman Karen Aim in New Zealand last year |
| Jah che Te Manawa Kaha Broughton, known as Shane, made a brief appearance in court and will be sentenced in Rotorua on 6 March. | Jah che Te Manawa Kaha Broughton, known as Shane, made a brief appearance in court and will be sentenced in Rotorua on 6 March. |
| Ms Aim, 26, died after a night out in the popular tourist resort of Taupo in January 2008. | Ms Aim, 26, died after a night out in the popular tourist resort of Taupo in January 2008. |
| She was unconscious when she was found and died afterwards in hospital as a result of head injuries. | She was unconscious when she was found and died afterwards in hospital as a result of head injuries. |
| Her parents were in court for the plea. | Her parents were in court for the plea. |
| Brian and Peggy Aim had travelled to New Zealand expecting to sit through a month-long trial. | Brian and Peggy Aim had travelled to New Zealand expecting to sit through a month-long trial. |
| After the guilty plea, Mr Aim said: "I would have been so proud to take Karen down the aisle in her wedding dress. Instead I took her down the aisle in her coffin. | After the guilty plea, Mr Aim said: "I would have been so proud to take Karen down the aisle in her wedding dress. Instead I took her down the aisle in her coffin. |
| "Jah che will never know how much he has taken from us in one moment's madness." | "Jah che will never know how much he has taken from us in one moment's madness." |
| Mr Aim said that the hearing had not been as traumatic as the moment the police came to the door of his house in Holm, Orkney, to tell him his daughter had been murdered. | |
| The court hearing was the first time Mr Aim had seen the accused. | |
| Karen's father said: "I guess this is all part of the process of bearing up to what has happened - a process which will be with us for the rest of our life." | |
| He said Karen was "very bright" and "did so much in her 26 years". | |
| "She was snatched from us far too soon and we have to live with that," he said. | |
| He thanked the people of New Zealand for their support and said the murder could have happened anywhere in the world. | |
| Police found Karen near a school where windows had been smashed and security camera footage showed a person riding a distinctive bike through the school grounds at the time. | Police found Karen near a school where windows had been smashed and security camera footage showed a person riding a distinctive bike through the school grounds at the time. |
| Officers said Karen's handbag and camera were recovered at the home of the boy. | Officers said Karen's handbag and camera were recovered at the home of the boy. |