Tauranga trial begins for double-murder accused after Ōmanawa shootout 3 May, 2021 12:00 AM Quick Read Samuel Fane and his partner Sarah Tarei are on trial in the Tauranga High Court. Photo / George Novak Samuel Fane and his partner Sarah Tarei are on trial in the Tauranga High Court. Photo / George Novak The first day of trial has begun for a man accused of shooting dead two men at a Bay of Plenty property. Papakura man Samuel Deane Fane, 26, appeared in the Tauranga High Court today after pleading not guilty to two counts of murder. Fane is accusing of killing Paul Lasslett, 43, and 32-year-old Nicholas Littlewood at an Ormsby Lane rural address in Ōmanawa on February 11, 2020.