He said he spoke on the phone to the seller, who identified himself as John, and agreed to pay $2650 for the bike and delivery. The buyer was later emailed bank account details from someone called Susan, who said they were John’s partner. He said he spoke to Susan by phone, and she told him they planned to use the money for specialist cancer treatment for their son. The motorcycle never arrived and “John and Susan” could not be reached again. Wright said she never spoke to anyone on the phone regarding the motorcycle sale. She claimed it must have been Bennett pretending to be a woman.
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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.
Tristan Locke, an autistic man who played loud music at all hours of the night, is charged with murdering his neighbour after he complained about his behaviour.