Luke Tipene
Vincent Skeen sentenced for killing Luke Tipene
Vincent Skeen has been sentenced to five years and two months in jail after he fatally stabbed Luke Tipene several times with a broken beer bottle in 2014. Audio
Crown says murder accused swung bottle seven times
The Crown says Vincent Skeen swung a lethal broken beer bottle at Luke Tipene at least seven times and literally went for the jugular. Audio
Witness changes evidence at murder trials
A key Crown witness has denied she was under pressure in the trial over Luke Tipene's death - despite changing her evidence about seeing her cousin being fatally stabbed outside a Grey Lynn Halloween… Audio
Crown holds up bloodied broken beer bottle in murder trial
The Crown prosecutor has held up the bloodied broken beer bottle to a High Court jury which he says was used by a teenager to murder a promising young rugby league player in a Grey Lynn street brawl. Audio
Admission of responsibility for rugby league player's death
The Crown says a teenager used what amounted to a glass dagger when he stabbed another young man in the neck in a Grey Lynn street fight. Audio