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Christchurch Nomads gang killing: Justin Burke sentenced to more than five years for manslaughter
10 Feb, 2021 12:20 AM
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Justin Richard Burke in the dock at the Christchurch High Court. Photo / Kurt Bayer
An aspiring Nomads gang member has been jailed for more than five years over the killing of a gang associate who was due a hiding .
Justin Richard Burke, 33, had denied killing Shayne George Heappey, 25, during a brutal attack where he was stabbed and cut 14 times in December 2018.
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But after a two-week trial at the High Court in Christchurch last November where he was cleared of murder, a jury found Burke guilty on a charge of manslaughter.
Nomads gang killing: Jailed for fatal hiding
Justin Richard Burke in the dock at the Christchurch High Court. Photo / Kurt Bayer
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An aspiring Nomads gang member has been jailed for more than five years over the killing of a gang associate who was due a hiding .
Justin Richard Burke, 33, had denied killing Shayne George Heappey, 25, during a brutal attack where he was stabbed and cut 14 times in December 2018.
But after a two-week trial at the High Court in Christchurch last November where he was cleared of murder, a jury found Burke guilty on a charge of manslaughter.