Shanghai - A Chinese man has apologised for murdering a New Zealand taxi driver and asked for leniency during a hearing at a court in eastern China.
Twenty-four-year-old Xiao Zhen was arrested last year in China and charged with the murder of Auckland taxi driver Hiren Mohini in New Zealand in January 2010.
On Tuesday, Xiao told Shanghai's Second Intermediate court that he was guilty and asked the court to consider his young age and that he had no prior criminal record. It's unclear when Xiao will be sentenced.
The case marks the first time a person accused of a murder in New Zealand has been tried in another country. China and New Zealand do not have an extradition treaty. - Sapa-AP