A Whangarei man allegedly confronted by a father and son and accused of being a "nark" on another family member to police told a jury he didn't even remember giving a statement to detectives.
Mark Nathan was grilled by defence lawyers in the Whangarei District Court yesterday in the case of Selwyn Paikea, 56, and his son Haupapa James Paikea, 28, who have denied one charge of kidnapping and another of use of a firearm.
Selwyn Paikea faces an additional charge of threatening to cause grievous bodily harm.
The charges stem from an incident in Onerahi last year in which a shotgun ended up being fired at the home of an elderly couple, as police say Mr Nathan struggled to wrestle the gun off Selwyn Paikea.
In court yesterday, Mr Nathan told Crown prosecutor Nicole Dore that he didn't remember telling Detective Waihanui Reihana at 8.30pm on September 5, 2012 that the Paikeas came around the house he was living in.