Fugitive father who has been on the run with his children for four years was shot by police after an attempted burglary of a building in Piopio, authorities say
A fugitive father who had been hiding in New Zealand’s rugged wilderness with his three children for nearly four years has been shot dead by police after an armed burglary, police said on Monday.
Tom Phillips fled into the Waikato wilderness with his three children just before Christmas 2021, following a dispute with their mother.