Two men and two women, all with Black Power connections, have been sentenced by to life imprisonment for their part in the "mindless, premeditated murder" of a man they mistook for the member of another gang.
Clarke James McCallum, 36, who wielded two blows with an axe which led to the death of Paul Kumeroa 32, will serve a minimum 15 years, after being sentenced by Justice Robert Dobson in the High Court at Wanganui today.
Daniel Craig Rippon, 23, who struck the helpless, intoxicated victim with his fists, will not be eligible for parole for 12 years, and his partner, Jamie Ngahuia Ahsin, 24, a mother of two and driver of the car in which they were travelling, must serve 10 years six months.
The same sentence was imposed on Rayleen Matewai Noyle Rameka, 20, who the judge described as "a catalyst of some sort," to the tragic events of September 23, 2008 and the death two days later of Kumeroa, who was walking to his Wanganui home when he was attacked.
