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One of the men on trial over the Red Fox Tavern shooting more than 30 years ago was jailed for a similar robbery several years earlier, a jury has heard.
A man who was one of the first on the scene after a Waikato publican was gunned down in a robbery more than 30 years said as soon as he saw his friend lying face down on the floor, he knew he was dead, a jury has been told.
Waikato publican Chris Bush was shot dead at the Red Fox Tavern on 24 October 1987.
Photo: Supplied / NZ Police
Father of two Chris Bush, 43, was shot dead at the Red Fox Tavern in Maramarua, northern Waikato, on 24 October 1987.
Mark Hoggart, 60, and another man with name suppression are on trial in the High Court at Auckland, charged with murder and aggravated robbery.