had been identified due to the seeds found on her clothes; it was a property on Galbraith Avenue in Avonside, close to where the body had been dumped in the river. A warehouse at the site was a Mongrel Mob hangout at the time and they were known to work prostitutes; however it was not ruled out that the property could have been accessed by others as well. In September 2011 it was announced police had discovered semen on Manning's body that was not matched to any of her partners that night. Despite the fact she was possibly sexually assaulted, the police did not rule out the possibility Manning had an unknown sexual partner or client. It was announced they were focusing the investigation on gang members as a result of the discovery of her death site. The wrongful conviction of Mauha Fawcett On 29 March 2012, police arrested unemployed 24-year-old Mauha Huatahi Fawcett and charged him with the murder and kidnapping of Manning. Police said he was not linked to the semen sample found on Manning's body, but that he was living in Christchurch at the time and had links to the Galbraith Avenue property. He was a suspect early in the investigation and was convicted on the basis of a coerced confession he made during numerous intense police interviews. Altogether police interviewed him eleven times over a three year period. His story about what happened changed constantly as he denied being involved. His lawyer, Chris Stevenson said Fawcett made a “bewildering array of incomprehensible statements during his police interviews". He was subsequently diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome disorder (FASD). Neuropsychologist Valerie McGinn concluded that Fawcett "suffered significant memory impairment, and when he couldn’t remember, he was prone to making up something". She described Fawcett as a “disabled young man”, and said his condition meant he would “fall for every ploy utilised by the police as they interviewed him over prolonged periods on multiple occasions”. Fawcett's trial began in the High Court on 7 February 2014 and was expected to last 6 weeks. Fawcett carried out his own defense and claimed police had coerced him into making a confession. In March 2014, a jury of 6 men and 6 women found Fawcett guilty of murdering Manning. In May, Fawcett was sentenced to life imprisonment with possibility of parole after 20 years. Police acknowledged that Fawcett's sentencing was not the