Source: NZPA/ONE News
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New Zealand transatlantic rower Rob Hammill has confronted the man who ordered the torture and execution of his brother 31 years ago.The former New Zealand world champion rower delivered an emotional testimony in a Cambodian court to the former Khmer Rouge commander on trial for crimes against humanity.
An emotional Hamill testified in Phnom Penh about the "incredible" impact the horrific death of his brother Kerry, 27, had on his family - a "massive and unquantifiable impact".
Almost 31 years to the day after Kerry's boat strayed into Cambodian waters, Rob Hamill had the chance to confront the man who signed his brother's death sentence.
Hamill said he had waited a long time to confront his brother's killer and to tell the story about the impact on his parents and siblings.
Hamill's mother is now dead and his father is in a nursing home.
The New Zealander's wife, Rachel, and their two-year-old son were in the packed public gallery as Rob Hamill spoke for a full hour.
Read Rob Hamill's full victim statement here - Warning, contains strong and graphically violent language.
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