Ōpōtiki murder accused found guilty of manslaughter Tue, 13 Jul 2021, 1:31PM
A jury has found Harry Clements Matchitt not guilty of murder but guilty of Brian Hilton s manslaughter killing. (Photo / File)
Ōpōtiki murder accused found guilty of manslaughter Tue, 13 Jul 2021, 1:31PM
The jury in an Ōpōtiki murder trial has found Harry Clements Matchitt not guilty of murdering 77-year-old Brian Hilton who died five years ago today.
However, the jury instead found Matchitt, 54, guilty of the manslaughter assault of Brian Albert Hilton on the evening of July 7, 2016.
Matchitt s jury trial began in the High Court at Tauranga on July 5.
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