Guilty of kidnapping, robbery

Published date12 November 2022
William Taranaki Taingahue Rangi (42) was found guilty by a jury after they deliberated for about two hours

During his summing up yesterday, Judge Duncan Harvey talked jurors through a question trail they would need to follow to find Rangi guilty or not guilty.

There were six elements for the kidnapping charge and seven for the aggravated robbery charge they would have to answer yes to, to find him guilty.

In his opening on Monday, Crown lawyer Mike Brownlie presented the Crown case, saying Rangi had lured the complainant to the house under false pretences on December 10, 2020, saying he wanted a quote for a deck.

The Crown’s case was that Rangi had learnt about a dispute the complainant was having about the renovation of a bathroom and had told the homeowner he could sort it out for $1000.

‘‘The defendant told [the homeowner] he knew someone in the Mongrel Mob and he could get his money back for him,’’ Mr Brownlie said.

After he had been lured to the property, the man was taken to the garage where Mongrel Mob member Rewai Taylor was also present.

The complainant was threatened by both men with hedge clippers with both...

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