For once, it wasn’t a Māori baby killer

Mukesh Prashad is Indian

When I first read the story of a five-year-old girl in South Auckland allegedly being murdered, I’ll admit, like many New Zealanders probably did - I assumed the accused would be Māori. This time, it wasn’t a Māori man - it was an Indian. That alone is enough to stop some people in their tracks.

Mukesh Prashad now stands accused of smothering his five-ye…