Rowe is on the witness list and down to give evidence later in the trial, but the court heard from Dr Joshua Smith on Tuesday. Smith said he treated Rowe at Palmerston North Hospital on the night of September 12, 2019 – the night the Crown says Wilkinson was murdered. He went immediately to Rowe instead of waiting for a nurse, as it was clear Rowe was badly hurt. He had blood on his head and clothes, which likely came from a 10cm cut on his head, Smith said. The skull could be seen through the head cut and clotted blood, while he also had a cut finger, and sore neck and leg.
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The fifth defendant, Jason David Signal, is not a Mobster. Ash, who has been described to the trial as a high-ranking Mobster from the Taupō area, sat silently when he was asked to give an oath or affirmation to give true evidence. It was the same position he took when he was brought in for questioning on Wednesday. He was expected to talk about a robbery Rowe and Wilkinson allegedly carried out against a Bunnythorpe man. The Crown says Rowe and Wilkinson failing to share the proceeds of the robbery, $11,000 cash and 3 ounces of methamphetamine, led to them being violently kicked out of the Mob.