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Slain NZ Guard Laid To Rest
By nzherald.co.nz
Published: 05/24/2010

Hundreds of mourners farewelled the first prison guard to be killed while on duty in New Zealand at a funeral service in Pukekohe today.

United States-born Jason Palmer, 33, married with two children, was assaulted on May 15 by a prison inmate at Spring Hill Prison in Waikato and died shortly after.

It is understood the Department of Corrections flew relatives, including his mother Ada and three brothers, including his twin Joshua, flew from the US for the service at the Pukekohe Town Hall, attended by hundreds of mourners where the casket was draped in both the New Zealand and US flags.

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