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Azalia Wilson’s family will begin fundraising plans in her honor and proceeds will go towards the White Ribbon appeal for domestic violence.
Samuel Moses Samson, 32, was found guilty of the murder of Azalia Wilson, 22, when the jury delivered its unanimous verdict in Invercargill Superior Court on Tuesday afternoon.
There was applause from about 40 people in the public gallery as the jury left the courtroom.
Samson will be sentenced on June 3.
The trial began on March 8, and more than 50 crown witnesses testified during the three-week trial.
Samson chose his right to silence and never gave an interview to the police, nor did he take the stand.
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Much of the case was based on the Crown’s claim that Samson killed her in a fit of jealousy at an Invercargill motel unit on November 17, 2019.
He died from blunt injuries. The couple had a baby girl, born in July 2019.
Wilson (Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Porou) had completed levels one to four of Te Aro Reo Māori and was pursuing further studies with his mother, Trinette Wilton.
The family described Wilson as a stubborn, stubborn, and good mother.
“She was my soldier. I don’t have one now, ”Trinette said.
“I miss the future. All the things that should be happening and will never happen, all the milestones in the baby’s life, ”Trinette said.
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Azalia Wilson and her daughter, Kiara. Wilson was found dead in Invercargill in November 2019.
Azalia’s sister Crystal was most proud of her after she gave birth, learning how to care for a premature baby.
Crystal, out of court after the verdict came, said, “A little part of me healed.”
The police found documents from the Instituto Tecnológico del Sur belonging to Azalia, and in a document from the money management course she had written a goal: to save money to give her daughter the best first birthday.
“I miss being her friend, not her sister, her friend,” Crystal said.
The sisters were opposites, but when they got together they were like two halves, Trinette said.
“I miss arguing with her, leading me to be naughty,” Crystal said.
Azalia’s daughter will now be raised by Trinette and Tony Wilton.
“She didn’t care what people thought of her. And that was her until her end, ”Tony said.
“She will fight you tooth and nail for her beliefs.”
Wilton praised the police and attorneys for the prosecution.
“Everyone has done their part and done well. And I couldn’t ask for more. From the moment they murdered Azalia until now, they have been so professional with us, they have kept us in the loop, and made our life a little easier.
“We really appreciate it because we know how hard they worked.”
“It’s definitely a relief [guilty verdict]. I just don’t have to put any more energy into it, it’s just done. He has finished. We can continue to make our family work again without that hanging over us. “
“I feel like this part of our journey is over for now. We don’t have to use our thoughts on it anymore, because it will just rot wherever they send it.”
“We know what’s going on, it will probably go away for most of the rest of his life.”
When asked if justice had been served, Wilton said he would answer that after sentencing.
Trinette misses seeing Azalia’s face the most.
“I miss my 22-year-old daughter jumping on my bed and waking me up,” Trinette said.
He misses Azalia’s jokes, her loyalty, and her “always trying to make me have fun.”
They say that Azalia’s death didn’t have to happen.
“Since November 17 we agreed that we did not want another woman to go through that, or another family to go through what we were about to go through, so that we can help save something, or someone, or just help,” she said. Trinette.
Now they want to sell T-shirts to raise money to raise awareness about domestic violence.
Samuel loved Azalia, Trinette said.
“You don’t do that to the people you love,” Tony said.
