Murder of a tourist: The tragedy of Karen Aim

In January 2008 Scottish woman Karen Aim was beaten to death while she was visiting Taupō on a trip around New Zealand.

The 26-year-old was murdered in the street by a local teenager who had been vandalising a nearby school with a baseball bat.

He then used the weapon to murder the innocent woman.

Jahche Broughton was jailed for life and has been denied parole a number of times. 

In this episode of A Moment In Crime host and senior journalist Anna Leask goes back to the day Karen died, speaking to the person who found her and raising the alarm.

You'll also hear in-depth coverage of the court case and parole hearings of Karen's teen killer. 

A woman attacked by Broughton a week before the murder also spoke to Leask.

This episode outlines violent and sexual offending and is suitable for a mature audience. 

For more on Karen's case and the prosecution of Jahche Broughton - visit nzherald.co.nz or click the links below.

Teen killer Jahche Broughton gives new insight into brutal murder of Scottish tourist Karen Aim

Backpacker murder: Karen Aim's killer Jahche Broughton declined parole

Coroner's inquest into Karen Aim death

Out of the darkness

The podcast is produced by Leask iHeart radio podcast producer James Irwin and NZ Herald podcast production manager Ethan Sills.

Episodes of a Moment In Crime are released monthly on nzherald.co.nz, iheart radio and all your usual podcast apps.  

And if you love this podcast, you might enjoy another series Leask wrote and produced - Chasing Ghosts - which focuses on the disappearance of Southland toddler Amber-Lee Cruickshank.

If you have a crime or case you’d like us to consider covering, email [e-mail] 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.