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At least 10 years in jail for a man who stabbed his neighbour to death after an early-morning row over loud music
At least 10 years in jail for a man who stabbed his neighbour to death after an early-morning row over loud music 21 July 2021
Tristan Ross Locke was found guilty last month of murdering Mark Cowling last Father s Day, in the High Court in Christchurch.
The trial heard Locke, who s on the autism spectrum, was incensed when Cowling phoned noise control, and had at least twice cut power to his flat - and went next door and stabbed him.
Locke was sentenced to life imprisonment today.
“I have told [our daughter] that her dad is in the sky. Now if I ask her where is dad, she points to the sky.” McMaster said she wanted to see Locke spend the rest of his life in prison. “I hate Tristan for what he has done to our family. Our future has been stolen. Mark will never come home to us.” Cowling, originally from New Plymouth, moved to Christchurch six years ago, said his father, Graham Cowling. He said Cowling had no job, no accommodation and likely very little money, but he set about forging a new life.
Noisy neighbour murder: Cold-blood killer jailed for life Wed, 21 Jul 2021, 12:38PM
Tristan Locke was found guilty of murder after a trial at the High Court in Christchurch. (Photo / Kurt Bayer)
Noisy neighbour murder: Cold-blood killer jailed for life Wed, 21 Jul 2021, 12:38PM
An out-of-work barman who stabbed his neighbour to death in cold-blood after an early-morning row over loud music has today been jailed for at least 10 years.
Tristan Ross Locke, 31, was found guilty of murdering neighbour Mark Graham Cowling, 44, on last Father s Day, September 6, 2020, after a trial at the High Court in Christchurch last month.
American-born Locke became so incensed with Cowling phoning noise control, and cutting power to his flat at least twice over a few hours, that he took a knife, went next door, and stabbed him to death, the trial heard.
He was pulled over while driving on July 10. A police officer thought Locke showed signs of being impaired and asked him to do a breath test, but he refused. Locke was taken to the police station, but refused to provide a blood sample for his blood-alcohol level to be tested. When Locke appeared in the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday, he indicated he would be representing himself in defending the charge. He told Judge Michael Crosbie he originally wanted the charge to be heard alongside his murder charge, but this was refused.
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Listen: The 111 call Tristan Locke made after he fatally stabbed his neighbour Mark Cowling during a dispute over noise.