Boy who battered woman to death gives chilling insight into why he murdered her
A killer who battered a British tourist to death with a baseball bat as a teenager reportedly said he did it as he thought violence against women was "normal".
Karen Aim was murdered by 14-year-old Jahche Broughton while she was visiting the town of Taupo on a trip around New Zealand, in January, 2008.
The 26-year-old, from Orkney, had been walking back to her accommodation from a party when she was attacked by the teen who had been smashing windows at a nearby school.
Broughton repeatedly hit her with the baseball bat even as she lay injured in the street.
Her skull was fractured and she suffered extensive brain injuries in the attack.


Just days before the killing, Broughton had bashed another woman's head so hard with a rock she needed 30 staples and extra stitches.
Despite pleading guilty to murder, Broughton initially claimed a "gang prospect" named Brian had been largely responsible and continues to deny any sexual element to the crime.
But during a recent review by the Parole Board, Broughton, now 29, admitted that he thought violence against women was "normal" at the time and that his actions were "an accident".
The killer also blamed being raised as a child with no boundaries as well as the abuse of drugs and alcohol.

Parole Board chairman Sir Ron Young told the New Zealand Herald: "Mr Broughton thought at the time of the violence, that violence with regard to both of these women was, in his words, 'normal' and that the offending was 'an accident'."
Sir Ron said the board remained "concerned" at Broughton's "understanding of what led up to the violence and the causes of violence."
He also stated of Broughton: “In addition, he continues to maintain that there was no sexual aspect to the murder despite what seems to be clear evidence."
Broughton will reappear before the board in July.
Karen's father Brian, who died 10 years after her murder, described his daughter as a "very bubbly, bright, cheerful character".

Her aunt, who lived in New Zealand, added: "'She absolutely buzzed with life. Now her bright light has been cruelly snuffed out. She died in unimaginable terror and pain after being savagely beaten on a street corner.

"As for her family, a piece of them will have died with her. They have been condemned to live without her, remembering how she died... justice will never be done."
Karen had visited New Zealand for three months in 2006 before returning on a work visa shortly before she was killed. She had taken on a role in a glass-blowing gallery.
In her final hours, CCTV images showed her visiting a service station at around 2am shortly after leaving a bar. She was found lying semi-conscious in the street around 30 minutes later having suffered multiple injuries.
She later died in hospital with her body flown home to her relatives in Scotland where a funeral was held.