Cru Omeka Kahui, [twin of Christopher]

Killed while in the sole care of his father Christopher Sonny Kahui. Twins Chris and Cru were born prematurely by caesarean section at National Women's hospital in Auckland on 20 March 2006, and later transferred to the Neonatal Unit of Middlemore Hospital. The twins were discharged on 7 May 2006 to 22 Courtenay Crescent in Mangere East where four adults and two children already lived. On 13 May 2006, the twins spent 48 hours in Middlemore Hospital with bronchiolitis. At 1pm on 12 June 2006 Chris and Cru received the last feed of their short lives. They were not fed, changed, or bathed after this time. Between 5pm and 9pm that evening their father, furious that their mother Macsyna Pono King had not come home, and after an argument with his father, went into the twins' bedroom while other members of the family were smoking outside. This is when the twins received serious head injuries from severe impact forces to the head either from direct blows or being hit or thrown or slammed against a firm surface. His sister Mona later came into the twin's room. Christopher was holding Chris and asked Mona to check on Cru. She saw that Cru was pale, his eyes rolling back and his lips turning purple. Cru stopped breathing for 5-10 minutes and Christopher says he did CPR and Cru started breathing again. No adult in the house at the time phoned for an ambulance. On 13 June Macsyna arrived home at 9.35am and demanded to know how Chris had received bruising to his face. She did not realise that the twins were unconscious and had not fed since 1pm the day before. At 1pm the twins were taken to a doctor's office by Macsyna and Christopher. The doctor did not call for an ambulance but told them to immediately take the twins to Middlemore Hospital. Christopher refused to take the turnoff to the hospital, instead taking them home and then leaving for a walk. Macsyna finally arrived at Middlemore Hospital at 2.37pm. Christopher arrived home and spent the afternoon playing PlayStation, while the twins were transferred to Starship Hospital. Cru died on 18 June at 4.55am, Chris died at 6.45pm. Cru died from a brain injury secondary to trauma to his head (parietal skull fracture). He had five fractured ribs that were at least 14 days old and were healing. He also had 'fresh' rib fractures and focal acute colitis (inflammation of a small area of the colon) and peritonitis (leakage or a hole in the intestines, can be caused by blunt abdominal trauma). Chris died from a brain injury secondary to trauma to his head (parietal skull fracture). He also had a subdural haemorrhage which was about 2-3 weeks old and six fractured ribs that were at least 14 days old and were healing. His 'fresh' injuries included more recent rib fractures, bruising to the scalp and a fracture to his right femur. Source: https://debbiemccauleyauthor.wordpress.com/biographies/new-zealand-....

Sources

1. https://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/document/pdf/201230/Christo...
2. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cris_and_Cru_Kahui_homicides
3. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kahui-tragedy-when-he-took-his-final-...
4. https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/7342440/Coroner-blames-Chris-Kahui...
5. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/what-ever-happened-to-murdered-kahui-...