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A close family member of the woman murdered in Christchurch says her 11 year-old son saw the aftermath of the attack, from their home in Sockburn

A close family member of the woman murdered in Christchurch says her 11 year-old son saw the aftermath of the attack, from their home in Sockburn

27 June 2022

Laisa Maraia Waka was walking home from the bus stop when she was killed on Saturday afternoon.

A Givealittle page set up to support Waka's family has already had more than 2-thousand dollars in donations.

Page creator Sanaila Raleqe says Waka's partner is a prominent member of the Moraia Fijian Methodist Parish in Christchurch.

Our newsroom understands Waka's son saw paramedics working...and later discovered they were trying to save his mother.

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