07-08-2025
Man accused of killing Nelson police officer Lyn Fleming named as Hayden Tasker
Hayden Donald Jason Tasker is accused of murder.
Photo:
NZME / Open Justice / Tracy Neal
The
man accused of killing Nelson police officer Lyn Fleming
can now be named as 32-year-old Hayden Donald Jason Tasker.
Fleming was killed in the early hours of New Year's Day after being struck by a vehicle while she was on foot patrol in central Nelson.
Her colleague Senior Sergeant Adam Ramsay was critically injured and required surgery.
A third police officer was assessed for concussion. Two members of the public were also injured.
Officer Lyn Fleming was killed in the early hours of New Year's Day.
Photo:
Supplied / NZ Police
Tasker entered not guilty pleas in February to six charges, including murder.
Justice Sally Fitzgerald made an order revoking his name suppression in the High Court at Wellington, on Friday morning.
A provisional trial date has been set for May 2026.
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