Breed award for drowned police dog thrills handler

Enzo, the loved police dog deliberately drowned by a fugitive last year, has been posthumously awarded an international honour for German Shepherds.

The award was presented to Enzo's handler, Constable Kayne Cording of Tauranga, during a ceremony at the German Shepherd Dog National Show at Hopu Hopu on Saturday.

Three-year-old Enzo was drowned during a manhunt in the lower Kaimai Ranges in August 2007.

His killer, Tairyn Murphy, 27, was later jailed for 14 months. MORE>>