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But Tennet, closing his case, said there was no evidence to pin any planning on Jeremiah Su’a. Mariota Su’a, however, was recorded talking to someone in prison about cleaning up the gang and Jeremiah Sua doing nothing about it. Jeremiah Su’a spoke to police about not being able to control his brother and never spoke about planning Wilkinson’s death, despite his phone being tapped for two months and his text messages being gathered by police, Tennet said. Murray Wilson/Stuff “Who i...

They deny murdering Wilkinson, kidnapping him and his friend Kyle Rowe​​​, wounding Rowe with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and participating in an organised criminal group. The Crown says Rowe and Wilkinson were attacked by fellow Mongrel Mob members because they robbed a Bunnythorpe drug dealer without permission and failed to share the proceeds. Thompson was the last witness in the Crown case, which opened in February. He spent his time in the witness box being grilled on va...

Senior Mobsters then assaulted the two while kicking them out of the Mob, the Crown says. Jeremiah Su’a has been described by multiple witnesses as the president of a Mongrel Mob chapter, with some saying the chapter was of Mongrel Mob Aotearoa or Mongrel Mob Manawatū. It was something he reaffirmed when giving statements to police in October 2019, including during a video interview after his arrest which went for about six hours. The full video was played in court on Thursday. Jeremiah...

Senior Mobsters then assaulted the two while kicking them out of the gang, the Crown says. Jeremiah Su’a has been described by multiple witnesses as the president of a Mongrel Mob chapter, with some saying the chapter was Mongrel Mob Aotearoa or Mongrel Mob Manawatū. It was something he reaffirmed when giving statements to police in October 2019, including after his arrest during a video interview that went for about six hours. The full video was played in court on Thursday. Jeremiah ...

Detective Sergeant Shelley Ross​ was second-in-charge of the investigation into Wilkinson’s death, dubbed Operation Kentucky. She told the trial Wilkinson’s disappearance was initially a missing person inquiry, but work began setting up a homicide investigation on September 23, 2019. That involved getting Wilkinson’s bank records, which showed he usually withdrew his benefit money as soon as it was paid into his account. However, he did not withdraw it when it was paid on September ...

The Crown says Kyle Rowe was in the thick of a fight which left his friend Codi Wilkinson dead. Rowe says he remembers almost nothing.

Rowe is on the witness list and down to give evidence later in the trial, but the court heard from Dr Joshua Smith​ on Tuesday. Smith said he treated Rowe at Palmerston North Hospital on the night of September 12, 2019 – the night the Crown says Wilkinson was murdered. He went immediately to Rowe instead of waiting for a nurse, as it was clear Rowe was badly hurt. He had blood on his head and clothes, which likely came from a 10cm cut on his head, Smith said. The skull could be seen th...

Senior Mongrel Mob member told police he was angry at gang hierarchy after death of fellow Mobster. He failed to utter a word in court.

The fifth defendant, Jason David Signal​, is not a Mobster. Ash, who has been described to the trial as a high-ranking Mobster from the Taupō area, sat silently when he was asked to give an oath or affirmation to give true evidence. It was the same position he took when he was brought in for questioning on Wednesday. He was expected to talk about a robbery Rowe and Wilkinson allegedly carried out against a Bunnythorpe man. The Crown says Rowe and Wilkinson failing to share the proceeds ...

Police say they did not have enough evidence to charge a sixth person of being involved in Codi Wilkinson's death.