Six charged in siege case
PA Auckland,’ t . |l Six persons facing.charges!] .■arising from an armed siege; lin the Auckland suburb of| ( ■ Ponsonby elected trial by| ; Jury when they appeared mJ Ithe Magistrate’s Court at! (Auckland. Before Mr N. R. Taylor, iS.M., were Brian Edward! (Jury, aged 24. an unemployed! labourer; Edward Malcolm ' Horsfall, aged 21, a driver; : Luke Ropiha Jury, aged 27.1 a sickness beneficiary; Ana ' I Mason, aged 22, a social ' iworker: Nopera Pikara. aged ' 23, a gardener; and Joseph 1 Hepri Robin, aged 24, an unj employed labourer. ■ Ah the defendants are of ! . Ponsonby. I Horsfall elected trial on six (charges of assaulting a con- ; stable with intent to obstruct j (him, possessing an offensive] ] weapon, threatening to kill. | (and injuring with intent to do; Iso. He pleaded not guilty to ia summary charge of having | insufficient lawful means of • support. Brian Jury elected trial on j five charges on injuring with I intent, assaulting a constable
with intent to obstruct him. possessing an offensive weapon, and threatening to kill. Luke Jury elected trial on three charges of assaulting a constable with intent to obstruct, and injuring with intent. All three defendants were; remanded in custody to May; 30, after applications in chambers for bail. Mason elected trial on al charge of assaulting a con-! stable with intent to obstruct. Pikara elected trial on three! charges of assaulting a con-, stable with intent to obstruct,; possessing an offensive wea-l pon, and threatening to kill. J Robin elected trial on three; charges of assaulting a con-; stable, possessing an offensive weapon, and threatening] to kill. They were remanded on! bail of $750 each to June 28 j •for a lower court hearing. ; j A seventh person, Gary ]Noel Manga, aged 18, unemployed, also of Ponsonby, was remanded to Oakley Hospital to June 20. The Magistrate said he had a report from a doctor indicating that it was desirable that. Manga be.examined at a psychiatric hospital.
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