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Two people were removed from court this morning after an angry outburst at the man accused of murdering their relative.
The 23-year-old defendant, who has interim name suppression, appeared in the Wellington District Court this morning on a charge of murder. He is jointly charged with another man, 25.
As the defendant stood in the dock, two people stood up and began yelling and pushing their way towards him, with a sole security guard holding one male back.
“You f***ing piece of s***” yelled one of them. “You’re going to f***ing pay”.
More security rushed to help pull the pair - a man and woman - from the courtroom as they continued to yell at the defendant, saying “you killed our family member”.
“I’ll be waiting for you,” yelled the male family member before he was taken from the courtroom. The woman apologised to the judge before leaving.
The car stopped shortly afterwards near the Carterton New World and Hard was found with a gunshot wound. He later died.
The first defendant has not entered a plea this morning and was remanded in custody to appear in the Wellington High Court in April.
His defence lawyer, Louise Sziranyi, requested interim name suppression so she could take proper instruction from her client and so the defendant’s family could be notified about the charge.
The second defendant has not yet appeared.
Mayor has had enough
Carterton Mayor Ron Mark told RNZ’s Morning Report that the shooting was brazen.
Melissa Nightingale is a Wellington-based reporter who covers crime, justice, and news in the capital. She joined the Herald in 2016 and has worked as a journalist for 10 years.
