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Tuesday 22 June 2021
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23-year-old Hiko Lynch was stabbed and killed in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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AJ Graham pictured in Auckland. Photo: Facebook AJ Graham.
A lethal stabbing left one dead and two injured in the Blenheim town centre on Sunday.
Gang boss defends murder accused Paula Hulburt and Matt Brown A gang boss has told how two murder accused are regular churchgoers who are “very remorseful” over the murder of a Tongan RSE worker. A 33-year-old male and a 37-year-old male have appeared in Blenheim District Court yesterday afternoon charged with
murder following the death of Hiko Lynch, 23. The men, who were both granted interim name suppression, are alleged members of Rebels Motorcycle Club. They were both remanded in custody until their next appearance on 9 July. Speaking outside the court, gang leader AJ Graham said the men had
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been drinking on Saturday night. “I woke up on Sunday morning and heard the news, I was shocked. I didn’t expect this from these men, men who go to church. “They are seriously remorseful, they are very religious and alcohol was involved,” he says. Ten people were arrested yesterday morning following the stabbing that killed the
horticulture worker and wounded two others on Sunday morning. Police say the altercation was between Rebels gang members, from outside Marlborough, and Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) workers. Police rushed to the scene at Club Envy on Market St just before 3am on Sunday morning. AJ, a life member of the Rebels,
says he was in Blenheim visiting his girlfriend and planned to stay. “I will be here supporting,” he said. There were several members of the Rebels Motorcycle Club in court sitting in the public gallery, alongside members of the Tongan community.
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