Two men have today been charged with the August murder of Lower Hutt man Sio Matalasi.
Mr Matalasi, 25, died after gunshots at a block of flats on Jackson St in Petone on August 22.
Shane Harrison, 43, and 18-year-old Dillin Pakai were arrested soon afterwards and charged with recklessly discharging a firearm, unlawful possession of a firearm and burglary.
Today the pair appeared at Hutt Valley District Court to be charged with murder.
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Judge Bruce Davidson remanded Harrison and Pakai in custody without plea to appear at the High Court in Wellington on December 2.