A former Napier city councillor convicted of murdering his wife has had his conviction overturned by a Canadian court.
Laura Letts-Beckett. Photo: Facebook
Local Canadian news website Castanet reports the Court of Appeal overturned Peter Beckett's conviction due to errors made by the trial judge and Crown prosecutors.
Beckett was convicted in September 2017 of deliberately drowning his wife Laura Letts-Beckett on Upper Arrow Lake in 2010.
It was the second trial, after the first resulted in a hung jury.
The court has ordered a new trial, but whether it goes ahead will depend on if the prosecution service decides to proceed.