A man is due in court today charged with the murder of Mongrel Mob Barbarians president Steven Taiatini in Ōpōtiki last year.
Taiatini was fatally struck by a vehicle on Saint John St following an altercation late on the evening of June 9.
A 50-year-old man is due in the Whakatāne District Court today charged with Taiatini’s murder, police said in a statement.
This man had previously been charged with perverting the course of justice, police said.
A 19-year-old man and a 41-year-old man remain before the courts on other charges relating to the homicide investigation.
