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Taranaki mattress murder trial: Fire investigator says victim was unconscious when fire broke out
Emma Field's body was found following a fire that ripped through her New Plymouth flat on May 27, 2022. Now, her partner Leigh Matthew Frederick Beer is on trial for her alleged murder. WARNING: Some readers may find the details of this story …