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Rydell Tuaupiki Martin, 27, said he used the axe not to hurt [Phillip Macpherson], just to defuse the problem of a fight in Joseph Street, Pukemiro .
His axe blows struck bone on two occasions, but a man accused of murder says he didn t mean to kill. Rydell Tuaupiki Martin, 27, is facing trial for a murder charge over a death following a street fight in a Waikato township. Martin accepts he delivered the fatal axe blow that severed an artery in Phillip Macpherson s leg, in Pukemiro on March 1, 2019. But he says he s guilty of manslaughter, not murder. Martin, also known as Tuo, said he used the axe not to hurt him, just to defuse the problem , the High Court at Hamilton heard on Monday.
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Operation Notus drug offenders: Man jailed for more than 9 years
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Jason Iopata, his wife and another man were sentenced in the Tauranga District Court last week. Photo / File
Jason Iopata, his wife and another man were sentenced in the Tauranga District Court last week. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
By: Sandra Conchie
A Bay of Plenty man has been jailed for more than nine years for drug dealing and money laundering offences totalling more than $400,000. Jason Kirk Iopata, 46, from Motiti Island and his wife Anahera Marie Iopata, 39, from Kawerau, were sentenced in the Tauranga District Court on February 5 in relation to a joint charge of engaging in multiple money laundering transactions.
Man has brain damage after partner s ex attacks him with hammer Wed, 3 Feb 2021, 2:57PM
Ryan Wenzlick went to extreme lengths after being told the relationship with his partner was over - leaving her new partner with brain damage.
Man has brain damage after partner s ex attacks him with hammer Wed, 3 Feb 2021, 2:57PM
A Cambridge man who refused to accept his relationship was over sneaked into the house and slept on the floor beside his former partner and her new boyfriend.
Ryan Joseph Wenzlick was ultimately seen by his ex-girlfriend, Portia Ashton, after he started hugging her when the new boyfriend, and victim, went to the toilet.