A Palmerston North man who accidentally killed his brother while posing for a photo with a gun has had his appeal for a shorter sentence dismissed.
Alex Gideon, now 21, was sentenced last September to two years and nine months in prison for the manslaughter of his brother, Tyrone, who died last May, aged 21.
The pair were posing for photos with a double-barrelled sawn-off shotgun when the accident happened.
The gun, and the cartridges the brothers used to load the weapon before taking the pictures, belonged to a friend.
Alex Gideon appealed against the length of the jail term imposed in the High Court at Palmerston North by Justice David Collins, who said at the time: "Regardless of whether Tyrone knew the gun was loaded, he bears no responsibility for your actions when pointing the loaded gun at him with your fingers on the trigger.