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Murdered New Zealand journalist Derek Round was ‘a Soviet spy’
A NEW Zealand journalist who died after a horrific attack in his own home also served as a spy for the Soviet Union.
Derek Round, 77, a former New Zealand Press Association editor and foreign correspondent, was found dead at his home on Campbell St, Whanganui on Thursday morning.
Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Kirby says a post-mortem examination on Round’s body completed today “would indicate a horrific attack on Derek which took place in the living room of his home”.
Prior to his appointment as editor of NZPA from 1984 to 1989, Round served as NZPA’s correspondent in Hong Kong and London, and before that he worked for Reuters in London.
His cousin Martin Round claimed the journalist also served as a spy for the SIS after he was contacted by the Soviet Union.
“The Russians paid him Stg30 a fortnight, which Derek gave to SIS, and SIS paid Derek either Stg20 or Stg25 a fortnight,” Martin Round told 3 News.
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