Tairua boat rage: Convicted murderer admits boat rage role, convicted and fined
5 May, 2021 12:12 AM
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No comment from John Dixon as he left court after admitting his role in a boat rage incident at a Coromandel wharf. Video / Belinda Feek
No comment from John Dixon as he left court after admitting his role in a boat rage incident at a Coromandel wharf. Video / Belinda Feek
A convicted murderer has admitted his role in a boat rage incident at a Coromandel wharf that went around the world.
John Frederick Dixon today admitted doing a dangerous activity involving ships and assaulting Catherine Maree Browning at Tairua on January 23.
Sharnae Hope13:14, May 05 2021
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John Dixon and his partner Christine in Tairua. Dixon says he made a dick of himself and lost his cool but the speeding boats had been building for months.
A Tairua man has been sentenced to supervision and a fine after the part he played in a boat-rage incident in a Coromandel harbour. John Frederick Dixon reappeared in the Thames District Court on Wednesday where he was sentenced to nine months of supervision and a fine of $750. He had earlier pleaded not guilty to three charges in relation to the incident on January 23, part of which was captured on video and widely shared on social media.
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John Dixon was caught on camera ramming a family s boat and sinking his own in a boat-rage incident in Tairua. Arguing for a dismissal of the two charges relating to the vessel, he argued that Dixon had already “done his time” having been on “five weeks and five days” of strict bail conditions since this last appearance in March. His bail conditions were that he had to reside at his Tairua home, abide by a 7pm to 7am curfew, and not associate or communicate with Browning and to not offer violence. Judge Saunders, however, said the decision was not in the hands of Eastwood or Police and wouldn’t make a resolution.
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John Dixon was caught on camera ramming a family s boat and sinking his own in a boat-rage incident in Tairua. Arguing for a dismissal of the two charges relating to the vessel, he said that Dixon had already “done his time” having been on “five weeks and five days” of strict bail conditions since this last appearance in March. His bail conditions were that he had to reside at his Tairua home, abide by a 7pm to 7am curfew, and not associate or communicate with Browning and to not offer violence. The judge, however, said the decision was not in the hands of Eastwood or police and would not make a resolution.