Accused uttered 'death row, do me a favour' when told victim had died Wed, 26 May 2021, 12:27PM Tristan Locke is standing trial at the High Court in Christchurch accused of murdering Mark Cowling last September. (Photo / Kurt Bayer) Accused uttered 'death row, do me a favour' when told victim had died Wed, 26 May 2021, 12:27PM A man arrested for allegedly stabbing his neighbour to death after an early-morning row over loud music told a police officer "that guy didn't deserve to die" and added, "Death row, do me a favour", a court heard today. Tristan Ross Locke, 31, denies murdering neighbour Mark Cowling, 44, on September 6 last year and is standing trial at the High Court in Christchurch.