Christopher John Lewis

Christopher John Lewis
Born(1964-09-07)7 September 1964
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died23 September 1997(1997-09-23) (aged 33)
Mount Eden Prison, Auckland, New Zealand
Cause of deathSuicide by electrocution
Known forAttempted assassination of Queen Elizabeth II

Christopher John Lewis (7 September 1964 – 23 September 1997) was a New Zealand criminal who made an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II in 1981. He planned future attempts at assassinating other British royal family members but was kept away from them by the authorities in New Zealand.

In 1997, Lewis was charged with the murder of Tania Furlan and the kidnapping of her daughter. He killed himself in custody before he could be brought to trial.

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