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Richard Lakich - Source: Sunday -
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Convicted murderer Richard Lakich is in need of a new heart, but is refusing to put himself on the transplant list.
Lakich was 19 when he killed Ranfurly policeman Peter Umbers in 1990. He completed a 14 year sentence for the crime and says he is now just happy to be a father.
However, he has told TVNZ's Sunday programme he still does not believe he deserves to be given a new heart.
"Why give it to me, I don't deserve it. I think it should go to someone better," he says.
Peter Umbers' family, his widow Sue and her two daughters, say if Lakich needs a new heart he should get one, for the sake of his own family.
Click here for more on Sunday's story with Richard Lakich
