A man accused of stabbing his neighbour - Whangarei man Nathan Matai Pukeroa - to death has been granted electronically-monitored bail, to the disgust of the victim's family.
Dustin Michael La Mont, 25, appeared in the High Court at Auckland on Wednesday where his name suppression lapsed.
He is accused of the murder of 24-year-old Mr Pukeroa in Mt Albert last month.
There were dramatic scenes at that hearing when a woman dashed from the public gallery into the body of the court screaming obscenities.
She was dragged away by security while the defendant was briefly pulled back into the cells.