Dylan Nuku has pleaded guilty in the High Court at Wellington. Photo / File
Dylan Nuku has pleaded guilty in the High Court at Wellington. Photo / File
A man has pleaded guilty to his part in the shooting of a Wellington taxi driver.
Dylan Nuku, 26, has pleaded guilty in the High Court at Wellington to one charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and possessing a firearm.
He shot taxi driver Alem Tessemain the shoulder in Miramar last November.
Tessema said Nuku made him drive in circles for a while before finally giving him an address to drop them at.
Nuku then came to the driver's side of the car and pointed a pistol at Tessema.
"He tell me, 'get off the car, get off the car', and then he shoot me in here. I just drive out because that's only option for me to survive. If I didn't do that I would be dying," Tessema said after the shooting.
"I'm very lucky I didn't get shot in my head."
Nuku's co-accused, Paris Te Aroha Ohuka, 17, is set to stand trial after pleading not guilty to charges of unlawfully having a firearm and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
