Live: Police offer $100,000 reward and immunity in Arthur Easton murder case

Police have offered a $100,000 reward and possible immunity from prosecution as part of an appeal for information into the murder of Arthur Easton in Papakura, Auckland, 39 years ago.

Detective Inspector Warrick Adkin announced the reward at Co. Manukau Police Station.

Easton, 52, was stabbed to death by an intruder who broke into his home in October 1985.

The appeal comes just weeks after Police Commissioner Andrew Coster announced he had met Alan Hall and his family apologize for being wrongly convicted of murder.

Arthur Easton and two items left at the site of his death.
Photo: Delivered / New Zealand Police

In August, police announced that two former employees involved in the original murder investigation and a former prosecutor involved in the subsequent trial had been detained. accused of a miscarriage of justice.

All three pleaded not guilty.

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