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A murder trial is taking place after the death of Phillip Macpherson following a street-fight in the north Waikato village of Pukemiro.
An eye-witness to a fatal street fight says he saw Phillip Macpherson “running for his life” then staggering away from a man wielding a large object. Macpherson died on March 1, 2019, following a fight in Pukemiro, north Waikato, in which he was struck by an axe. Rydell Tuaupiki Martin, 27, is accused of his murder at the high court in Hamilton, but says he is only guilty of manslaughter. Pukemiro resident Michael Chubb had security cameras installed. Macpherson asked Chubb to check his CCTV footage for a person stealing his chainsaw.