Waikato axe death: Rydell Martin jailed for man s extremely violent killing
6 May, 2021 10:05 PM
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Police at the scene of Phillip Macpherson s death in Pukemiro, south-west of Huntly, in March 2019. Photo / Doug Sherring
Police at the scene of Phillip Macpherson s death in Pukemiro, south-west of Huntly, in March 2019. Photo / Doug Sherring
A man found guilty of killing a man with an axe in rural Waikato has been jailed for six years.
Rydell Martin was in March found not guilty of Phillip Macpherson s murder and instead found guilty by a jury of his manslaughter, in a decision which upset his family at the time who said striking someone with an axe was murder .