Stephen Stone, who served 25 years in prison after being convicted for the murder of Deane Fuller-Sandys and the rape and murder of Leah Stephens, will be released on bail following a decision by Justice Christine Gordon at the Auckland High Court.

His convictions had been quashed on October 4, alongside the conviction against Gail Maney, for ordering the killing of Fuller-Sandys in 1989.

The case was the subject of the 2018 Gone Fishing podcast by RNZ and Stuff.

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