Philip Polkinghorne, who was married to Pauline Hanna, had an affair with another woman after her death.
Pauline Hanna, 63, died at her home in the Auckland suburb of Remuera. She worked at Counties Manukau District Health Board as Project Executive Director.
She also played an important role in the dissemination of the Covid-19 vaccine. On April 5, 2021, the police officer learned that she had died.
After investigating his death for a year, the police finally found a clue that led to a shocking truth.
Learn about the woman and her case as a man is charged with murder.
Who is Pauline Hanna’s husband?
When she died in April 2021, Pauline Polkinghorne, also known as Pauline Hanna, was living with her husband, Philip Polkinghorne.
Philip is a retired ophthalmologist from Auckland. When he was with his wife, he was having an affair with someone else.
After Hanna died, he quit his job, moved out of the family home, which was worth $4 million, and moved in with his sister.
Polkinghorne then said, “Our relationship wasn’t going well, it wasn’t even good, it was perfect.”
In October 2021, a high class Australian escort named Madison Ashton helped the team investigate the case. She said Philip was her boyfriend and they had been together for over three years.
Pauline Hanna, Auckland murder victim
Pauline Hanna, a 63-year-old woman, was killed in the Auckland murder. As Project Executive Director at Counties Manukau District Health Board, she had made a difference.
She and her husband owned an Upland Rd home worth $4 million. In their family there were three adult children and a sister-in-law.
Six weeks later, when firefighters visited the house, they found “a portable gas cylinder that had caught fire”. His murder case went unsolved for a long time before the officer finally found someone who could have done it.
Additionally, Richard Aldous, Interim Chief Financial Officer and Co-CEO of Health Source, said, “Pauline was a very important part of the HealthSource team, and we all miss her. We are sorry for the difficulty of this period for his family.
Similarly, DHB said: “Since joining DHB in mid-1998, Pauline has held various jobs, and she was recently sent to Auckland to lead logistics supply chain work for Covid-19.”
Charges against Pauline Hanna murder suspect
16 months after the death of Pauline Hanna, the police officer arrested a 69-year-old man. Additionally, the person is now charged with murder and will have to go to court in Auckland.
Although no one knows for sure who the man is, many people believe the 69-year-old suspect is the husband of Hanna, a retired eye surgeon.
When she was arrested, a friend said, “I’m happy. Pauline was a very special woman whose life was cut short far too soon. I’m so sad because today is such a big day. I can’t say enough good things about the hard work of the police to get us this far.
Where is the family of Pauline Hanna, who was killed?
Right now, the person who killed Pauline Hanna’s family seems to make them both happy and sad.
A close friend of his said: “We never thought this day would come, thank God. We hope Pauline gets her due.