Accused uttered death row, do me a favour when told victim had died Wed, 26 May 2021, 12:27PM
Tristan Locke is standing trial at the High Court in Christchurch accused of murdering Mark Cowling last September. (Photo / Kurt Bayer)
Accused uttered death row, do me a favour when told victim had died Wed, 26 May 2021, 12:27PM
A man arrested for allegedly stabbing his neighbour to death after an early-morning row over loud music told a police officer that guy didn t deserve to die and added, Death row, do me a favour , a court heard today.
Tristan Ross Locke, 31, denies murdering neighbour Mark Cowling, 44, on September 6 last year and is standing trial at the High Court in Christchurch.
Horrified partner recalls bloody scene after alleged stabbing Tue, 25 May 2021, 12:15PM
Tristan Locke is standing trial at the High Court in Christchurch accused of murdering Mark Cowling last September. (Photo / Kurt Bayer)
Horrified partner recalls bloody scene after alleged stabbing
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The partner of a man stabbed during a noisy neighbour row has today described the horrifying moment she found him lying in a pool of blood with her mad neighbour over him, trying to stem the bleeding.
Tristan Ross Locke, 31, denies murdering neighbour Mark Cowling, 44, on September 6 last year and is standing trial at the High Court in Christchurch.