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Man jailed for helping kill friend and fellow Mongrel Mob member Codi Wilkinson

Man admits being part of Mongrel Mob group who killed fellow Mobster

Holes left in hearts of whānau as Codi Wilkinson's killers sentenced to prison

Supplied Codi Wilkinson was left for dead after senior Mongrel Mob members attacked him for stealing from a drug dealer. As Justice Helen Cull addressed the Su’a brothers and Moananui she acknowledged their upbringings as factors in their offending. To Moananui, Cull accepted that he, like the others, had gravitated towards gang life to find community. “It is clear that like your co-offenders you were drawn into the gang life for the support it provided to you in the face of a dysfunctional upbringing where you have limited cultural and emotional support.” Poverty, cultural alienation and limited support throughout their lives shown in their cultural and presentencing reports saw Cull reduce their sentences by 15 per cent.

Two men have murder charges dropped in Codi Wilkinson homicide case

Two men previously accused of murdering Codi Wilkinson now face manslaughter charge, while ringleaders have kidnapping charges dropped.

Napier brothers guilty of manslaughter in Mongrel Mob killing

The trial in Palmerston North lasted 11 weeks, and the jury deliberated for four days.