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A witness in the Red Fox Tavern murder trial says he offered to help police in their original investigation and wore a recording device when he met up with one of the accused.
Red Fox Tavern murder trial: What the unnamed accused told a prison mate
10 Mar, 2021 11:15 PM
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Police recreation of Red Fox Tavern in 1987. Video / Supplied
One of the defendants on trial for the infamous fatal Red Fox Tavern robbery allegedly denied he was responsible in a cheeky way.
A man with name suppression and Mark Joseph Hoggart are on trial for the 1987 aggravated robbery of the pub and murder of its owner, Christopher Bush, in Waikato.
The Crown says two heavily disguised intruders, clad in balaclavas and gloves, burst in through a back door of the Maramarua tavern on Labour Weekend.
Red Fox Tavern trial: Unnamed defendant freaked out, knew he would get turned over
24 Feb, 2021 04:00 AM
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Police recreation of Red Fox Tavern in 1987. Video / Supplied
The unnamed defendant in the Red Fox Tavern murder trial told police he knew they would turn him over and he had thrown a sawn-off shotgun he had in the sea because he freaked out .
The man with name suppression and Mark Joseph Hoggart are on trial for the October 24, 1987 aggravated robbery of the tavern and murder of its owner, Christopher Bush, in Waikato.
The Crown says two heavily disguised intruders, clad in balaclavas and gloves, burst in through a back door of the Maramarua tavern.
One of the men on trial over the shooting and robbery at the Red Fox Tavern more than 30 years ago told the police he knew they would be after him over the crime, a jury has been told.