New Zealand PM Denies Being Soft on Crime Following Fatal Stabbing in Aggravated Robbery

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has denied accusations that her government has been soft on crime, saying that increased funding for the police had seen an increase in prosecutions.
It comes after a 34-year-old worker, Janak Patel, of a local dairy store, otherwise known as a convenience store, was stabbed in an aggravated robbery in Auckland on Nov. 23.
The worker was transported to the hospital with critical injuries but passed away shortly after.
This sparked renewed accusations that Ardern’s government was soft on crime, but the prime minister noted the number of ram raids had “come down significantly” to around 13 this month….