A Christchurch man has lost his bid to overturn his conviction for murdering his neighbour with a garden gnome. Timothy Joseph Foley was jailed for at least 11 years and eight months after pleading guilty to the June 2012 murder of Michelle Mary Lawrence.
The 41-year-old died in hospital from head injuries. Foley had told a friend he had used a metal bar to attack her, but later told police he used a garden gnome to beat his former lover on the back of her head.
The Court of Appeal has rejected his claims another neighbour was involved in the attack, and that ill health affected his decision to plead guilty.
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