Catherine Christey在2024年警方枪战中死亡后, 加入法律抗争, 要求保护孩童隐私的禁闭令。 Catherine Christey joined the legal battle over a gag order protecting children's privacy after their father’s death in a 2024 police shootout.

2024年9月8日Philips在警方枪战中身亡后, Catherine Christey, Tom Phillips的孩子的母亲, 加入法律抗争, Catherine Christey, mother of Tom Phillips’ children, has joined the legal fight over a gag order restricting disclosure of details from the high-profile case, following Phillips’ death in a police shootout on September 8, 2024. 这项禁令最初是在儿童从Waikato营地营救后提出的,现在仍然有效,法院指出必须保护儿童的隐私和福祉。 The injunction, initially sought after the children’s rescue from a Waikato campsite, remains in effect, with courts citing the need to protect the children’s privacy and well-being. Helen Cull法官和Garry Collin法官多次举行听讯,延长了镇压令,阻止媒体、警察和Oranga Tamariki分享敏感信息。 Multiple hearings before Justice Helen Cull and Judge Garry Collin have extended the suppression order, blocking media, police, and Oranga Tamariki from sharing sensitive information. 目前由国家照管的儿童被视为易受伤害的受害者,法院指定了自己的监护人,对未来的出版物施加了广泛的限制。 The children, now in state care, are deemed vulnerable victims, and the court has appointed itself guardian, imposing broad restrictions on future publications. 警方继续搜寻在其4年逃犯期间帮助菲利普斯的人,包括绑架、抢劫和私闯民宅。 Police continue searching for individuals who aided Phillips during his four-year fugitive period, which included abductions, robberies, and break-ins. 案件仍未解决,解除禁言令的时间表尚未确定。 The case remains unresolved, with no timeline for lifting the gag order.