Fatal fight: Jury finds one of two cousins guilty in road-rage death
The jury deliberated for almost 10 hours to reach their verdicts this afternoon.
The jury deliberated for almost 10 hours to reach their verdicts this afternoon.
The jury began its deliberations about 11.15am today.
Defence says it was a fast-moving scene and Crown must prove assault was intentional.
The manslaughter trial for Frank and Benjamin Sweeney continues at the High Court.
Two brothers are on trial for manslaughter over the death of a Te Kūiti man in Ōtorohanga.
Tom Phillips and his three children have been missing for over a year.
Authorities in the Waikato region have been kept busy with multiple incidents overnight.
Judge Paul Mabey found there was a 'consistent pattern of fraud' in the woman's offending.
Ōtorohanga identity Karam Haddad died in the crash.
Tom Phillips disappeared with his three children nine months ago.
Family was last seen in January, may have changed their appearance.
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Thomas Philips made a brief visit to a family member in early February.
Police believe people that know Thomas Philips may have vital information.
A warrant for his arrest is outstanding after he failed to attend court in January.
No arrests in homicide which saw man die in road-rage incident.
Witnesses said the man was attacked on the town's main street.
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A senior student at Ōtorohanga College has tested positive for Covid-19.
A Kaitaia Farmers, pub and produce store are the latest locations this afternoon.
Kāwhia trio infected with Covid claim the person they caught it from has not been tested.
It's D-Day for Auckland and Waikato as Cabinet meets to discuss a change of alert levels.
New locations of interest linked to Covid positive cases announced in the Waikato region.
Cabinet will discuss new modelling showing community cases could peak at 200 per day.
A record daily number of cases on Saturday was followed by 143 cases on Sunday.
Questions have been raised about how a young couple in Kāwhia caught Covid.
The person is understood to be a close contact of the existing Ōtorohanga cases.
A two-week trial has been set down for October next year.