Name Suppression Grant Man Charged with Murdering Auckland Mongrel Mob Boss
December 30, 2022
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he man charged with the allegedly “deliberately targeted” killing of an Auckland Mongrel Mob boss just before Christmas has appeared in court.
The 42-year-old was granted interim name suppression when he appeared in the Manukau District Court in front of Judge Sanjay Patel on Friday morning, only several hundred meters from where the gangster was allegedly shot down.
The defendant appeared via audiovisual link on a murder charge, but a charge of unlawfully carrying a firearm was withdrawn.
He was remanded in custody without plea.
Judge Patel also suppressed the summary of facts, any identifying details of the defendant and any alleged gang links the defendant has.