Pirates kill NZ sailor

TWO Panamanians have been charged with murdering a New Zealand man who was shot and killed on his boat by pirates.

Prosecutor Tatiana Aguilar said she charged two men with aggravated homicide, robbery, criminal association and mistreatment of a minor in the death of Alan Culverwell.

Mr Culverwell was killed on May 2 after three men entered his family’s boat, which was docked off Panama’s Caribbean coast.

Mr Culverwell died of gunshot wounds while his wife and 11-year-old daughter were injured in the attack.