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Crown alleges Christchurch father encouraged street race that killed son
Jury will have to decide fate of Mark Nicholl snr who watched crash unfold.
Jury will have to decide fate of Mark Nicholl snr who watched crash unfold.
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Mark Nicholl said he was shocked and too scared to check on sons so he left the scene.
Person of interest in Ruthless-Empire homicide, Rosie Morunga, leaves Hutt Valley District Court after an appearance on unrelated assault charges. Video / Melissa Nightingale
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'I asked him questions about his girlfriend playing ‘hide the sausage’ with my client."
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In a separate incident, he also assaulted someone with a teaspoon.
The teen also told his pregnant partner he would give her a "homemade abortion".
The ex-cop, now a lawyer, coerced the victim to file a false affidavit.
Drakie died and Duckie was badly injured after being attacked by a dog.
The judge said the victim's statements were the most eloquent he's heard.
Police earlier alleged that the man coerced children into going with them before they ran.
Desperate for sleep the dad put the baby in the car and went for a drive.
Raymond Vandy also kicked the children and used a cooking spoon to hit them.
The woman drifted in and out of consciousness and tried to push him away.
Whānau concluded the inquest with moving waiata, haka and karakia.
Victim told court: 'I was only a little child when everything happened.'
42-year-old has lived in NZ for most of her life bar a couple of years as a child.
But ACC disagrees and has declined coverage for the boy.
The judge said a community-based sentence was insufficient but then gave her exactly that.