New Zealand woman accused of murdering mother after stealing her life savings to invest in cryptocurrency

The High Court in Wellington, New Zealand, is hearing a parricide case involving cryptocurrency investment. 53-year-old defendant Julia DeLuney is accused of murdering her 79-year-old mother, Helen Gregory, on January 24, 2024, and faking a fall. Prosecutors allege that in the year before the incident, she transferred at least NZ$156,000.0 (approximately US$94,000.00) from her mother's account to a cryptocurrency platform, recovering only NZ$88,000.0, with losses amounting to NZ$68,000.0. The case is still under trial. (The Block) [Odaily Planet Daily]