A groom was among a group of people who chased and bashed to death a Northland man after an argument in Kaitaia.
Mongrel Mob gang member Christopher Manuel married his partner in Kaitaia on New Year's Eve 2015. His wedding attire was a red Mongrel Mob vest over a T-shirt, a pair of red shorts, a black bum bag and a Nazi-style helmet.
He wore the outfit for much of the day. In the evening, he was part of a group that chased and seriously assaulted Lee Rata - who had strong links to the Mongrel Mob - after an argument on Bonnetts Rd, Kaitaia, about 120m from the wedding venue.
Yesterday, Manuel, 36, and Lester Pairama, 17, pleaded guilty in the High Court at Whangarei to manslaughter and aggravated robbery.
Both were initially charged with murder and their trial, with four others, was scheduled to start in court on Monday. Juanita Rafael Wilcox, 26, and Joseph Martin, 41, admitted being accessories to murder.