 In July 2012, a coroner's report was released, which concluded that the children's injuries occurred "whilst they were in the sole custody, care and control of their father".Chris and Cru Kahui were the two survivors of triplets born prematurely at 29 weeks by emergency caesarean section on 20 March 2006 at the National Women's Hospital in Grafton, New Zealand to parents, Christopher Sonny Kahui and Macsyna Pono King.At the time of their birth, King was 29 and her partner Kahui was 21, and they were already the parents of a 13-month-old child son Shane who was born in 2005.