A man accused of stabbing his neighbour to death has been angrily confronted by family of the victim in court today.
Dustin Michael La Mont, 25, appeared in the High Court at Auckland this morning where his name suppression lapsed.
He is accused of the murder of 24-year-old Whangarei man Nathan Matai Pukeroa last month.
As he was brought out of the cells for the hearing, 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.