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The Napier High Court trial is expected to take two weeks. (File photo)
A jury trial of a man accused of murdering outlaw leader Peter Louis and stealing his patch began on Monday in the Napier High Court.
Hemi Rapata Meykhana Kayhill, 30, appeared in front of Judge Christine Grice and a jury of seven women and five men, who was the party to Louis’ murder and assaulted him in a car. Insisted on innocence for sin.
Cahill has pleaded guilty to robbery related to the theft of Outlaws leader’s motorcycle club patch.
He was charged at the same time as Belmont Sonny Freedom EruitiTeAonui-Tawhai, who pleaded guilty to all three charges last week.
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The allegations are related to the death of Louis, a longtime member of the Outlaw Motorcycle Club, who died on March 29, last year, after being assaulted outside his home in Pandora, Napier.
A 63-year-old woman was taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital in serious condition after the incident on Mercy Street, but died shortly after arrival. Hundreds of people attended her Lewis funeral.
In the opening remarks, prosecutor Cameron Stuart attends the jury for the “moment of fate” that Mongrel Mob members Kay Hill and Te Aonui Tauhai plan to steal a patch from Louis. He said he did.
He claimed that while driving around Napier in Harley-Davidson wearing outlaw patches, the two saw Louis outside the Gar Gas Station on Taradale Road. “At that moment, harmless to many, Louis literally had a target on his back,” Stuart said.
He said they made a U-turn on the railroad tracks to chase him and drove aggressively through Napier to the gangster Pad and Louis’s house on Mercy Street.
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Peter Louis died on March 29, 2021 after being assaulted outside his home in Pandora, Napier. (File photo)
It was the crown incident that Kay Hill, who was driving a car, slammed into Louis and fell to the ground, attacking Louis with his fists and feet with Te Aonui Tauhai. He was stabbed 13 times during this attack.
Stuart said the plea of Kayhill and Te Aonui Tauhai for the exacerbation of the alleged robbery meant accepting that they had stolen the patch together and using violence to do so. “They stripped his patch and received it as a trophy,” Stuart said.
At that time, Louis was receiving chemotherapy for lung cancer. Pathologists concluded that Louis had multiple puncture wounds on his arm-the deepest was 11 cm-and died due to the resulting blood loss.
The crown did not cause Kay Hill to inflict a fatal stab on himself, but it is still a real risk that Te Aonui Tauhai causes serious injuries for the purpose of robbery and in the process of carrying out the robbery. Knowing that, he admitted that he was responsible for the murder. He can be deadly.
Stuart said several witnesses working along the street at the time were called in, saying that after the car crashed into the bike, both the driver and the passengers got out of the car and defeated Louis before taking the patch. Stated.
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Hundreds of people attended the funeral of the Napier man Peter Louis at the Napier War Memorial Center. (File photo)
Defendant lawyer Eric Forster admitted that Kay Hill was part of the two decisions to “steal a trophy patch from a member of a rival gang.”
Regarding the alleged assault, he said it was “not an intentional application of force” in that Kayhill did not intend to bring the car into contact with the bicycle or Louis.
According to Forster, killing Louis was not Kayhill’s intention, Forster said.
“Cayhill did not intend to kill Lewis. He did not expect it to be caused by his companions. And third, he could cause serious physical harm. I never thought it was the result [Lui] By taking a patch. “
The trial will resume on Tuesday morning. It is expected to take two weeks and more than 20 witnesses are expected to be called in.