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| CCTV of murdered woman released | CCTV of murdered woman released |
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| Images of the last known moments of a Scottish woman who was murdered in New Zealand have been released. | |
| The CCTV footage shows Karen Aim, from Orkney, in a garage after a night out. | |
| The 26-year-old was found in the street in the North Island town of Taupo in the early hours of Thursday morning with serious head injuries. | |
| Relatives in Scotland and New Zealand were said to be "devastated" after being informed of her murder, which police described as a "ghastly" attack. | Relatives in Scotland and New Zealand were said to be "devastated" after being informed of her murder, which police described as a "ghastly" attack. |
| The CCTV pictures were taken about half an hour before she was found fatally injured in the street. | The CCTV pictures were taken about half an hour before she was found fatally injured in the street. |
| It would be fair to say that they [the family] were devastated by the news Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner | |
| Police revealed that when officers discovered her lying in the road near a college, she was still conscious and managed to give her name. | Police revealed that when officers discovered her lying in the road near a college, she was still conscious and managed to give her name. |
| However, she died later in hospital. | However, she died later in hospital. |
| There was no indication of any sexual motive, detectives said, but her denim skirt had been disturbed. | There was no indication of any sexual motive, detectives said, but her denim skirt had been disturbed. |
| Mystery also surrounds the murder weapon, which the post-mortem examination failed to identify. | Mystery also surrounds the murder weapon, which the post-mortem examination failed to identify. |
| Residents living near the scene of the attack are being asked to search their houses and gardens in case a weapon or clothes have been dumped. | Residents living near the scene of the attack are being asked to search their houses and gardens in case a weapon or clothes have been dumped. |
| Victim Karen Aim had been in New Zealand before | Victim Karen Aim had been in New Zealand before |
| Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner said police who attended the scene had described the attack as "ghastly". | Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner said police who attended the scene had described the attack as "ghastly". |
| He confirmed he had spoken to Ms Aim's family in Orkney and to relatives in the Manawatu. | He confirmed he had spoken to Ms Aim's family in Orkney and to relatives in the Manawatu. |
| Mr Turner said: "It would be fair to say that they were devastated by the news." | Mr Turner said: "It would be fair to say that they were devastated by the news." |
| One focus of the major investigation is on a group who vandalised a nearby college. | One focus of the major investigation is on a group who vandalised a nearby college. |
| Six windows were smashed at the Taupo Nui-A-Tia College at about the time Ms Aim was assaulted, and police are urging them to come forward. | Six windows were smashed at the Taupo Nui-A-Tia College at about the time Ms Aim was assaulted, and police are urging them to come forward. |
| "The longer those people are at large, the more suspicious it looks for those involved," the officer said. | "The longer those people are at large, the more suspicious it looks for those involved," the officer said. |
| 'Successful resolution' | 'Successful resolution' |
| "We would ask again for those people to make contact with us." | "We would ask again for those people to make contact with us." |
| He added that he was "confident of a successful resolution". | He added that he was "confident of a successful resolution". |
| Police will visit bars in the area and question taxi companies, as they believe Ms Aim took one after leaving a bar. | Police will visit bars in the area and question taxi companies, as they believe Ms Aim took one after leaving a bar. |
| Flowers were left at the scene of the "ghastly" murder | Flowers were left at the scene of the "ghastly" murder |
| Dozens of tributes have been posted on the internet on social networking site Bebo and flowers have been left at the scene of the murder. | Dozens of tributes have been posted on the internet on social networking site Bebo and flowers have been left at the scene of the murder. |
| A blessing ceremony was due to be held at the crime scene, and a memorial service is planned for next week. | A blessing ceremony was due to be held at the crime scene, and a memorial service is planned for next week. |
| The Foreign Office said: "We can confirm that a British national died in New Zealand on 17 January. Local police are treating the death as suspicious." | The Foreign Office said: "We can confirm that a British national died in New Zealand on 17 January. Local police are treating the death as suspicious." |
| New Zealand police said Ms Aim had been working at Wairakei, a nearby geothermal village. | New Zealand police said Ms Aim had been working at Wairakei, a nearby geothermal village. |
| It was her second visit to the country, which she had travelled to in 2006 on a three-month visitor's permit. | It was her second visit to the country, which she had travelled to in 2006 on a three-month visitor's permit. |
| In a message posted before Christmas, Ms Aim described how she had been travelling around the north and south islands and had done her first bungee jump. | In a message posted before Christmas, Ms Aim described how she had been travelling around the north and south islands and had done her first bungee jump. |
| She wrote: "Working in a glass blowing gallery in Taupo, just right up me street.. meeting lots o cool as folk over here too, living wi a kiwi and an Irish lass, right good laughs...." | She wrote: "Working in a glass blowing gallery in Taupo, just right up me street.. meeting lots o cool as folk over here too, living wi a kiwi and an Irish lass, right good laughs...." |
| Taupo, in the centre of the North Island and on the shores of the country's largest lake, is a popular tourist destination for backpackers. | Taupo, in the centre of the North Island and on the shores of the country's largest lake, is a popular tourist destination for backpackers. |