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Axe murder trial begins, accused says it was manslaughter not murder
8 Mar, 2021 01:56 AM
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Police and forensic staff in Pukemiro examining where Phillip Macpherson was killed in March 2019. Photo / File
Police and forensic staff in Pukemiro examining where Phillip Macpherson was killed in March 2019. Photo / File
NZ Herald
By: Nikki Preston
The man on trial for a fatal axe attack in a North Waikato town which left one dead and another injured says he s not guilty of murder but manslaughter.
Rydell Tauapiki Martin, 27, is on trial at Hamilton High Court, where he is defending two charges in front of a jury of five women and seven men.