On 17 June, at Devonport, Joseph Burns became the first European to be hanged in New Zealand under British law. He had been convicted of murdering a naval lieutenant, his wife and daughter. Read more and see a newspaper report.
Hanging of Joseph Burns, 1848
On 17 June, at Devonport, Joseph Burns became the first European to be hanged in New Zealand under British law. He had been convicted of murdering a naval lieutenant, his wife and daughter. Read more and see a newspaper report.