Two teenagers have been charged with the murder of a taxi driver in the New Zealand city of Christchurch at the weekend.
Abdulrahman Ikhtiari, from Afghanistan, was one of the asylum seekers picked up by the MV Tampa in international waters off Christmas Island in 2001.
The Tampa asylum seekers were rejected by the Australian Government and Mr Ikhtiari had his claim for refugee status accepted by New Zealand.
Mr Ikhtiari, a 39-year-old father of five, was found lying next to his taxi in central Christchurch in the early hours of Saturday morning. He had a fatal knife wound to the chest.
Two males aged 16 and 19 will appear in the Youth Court in Christchurch later today.
Police say information from the public helped them make the arrests.
This was the second attack on a taxi driver in New Zealand in less than a week.
A trust fund has been set up to help Mr Ikhtiari's widow and their young children.
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