Meanwhile, a gang expert says an alleged humiliation inflicted on the slain man runs completely counter to gang culture. MacDonald, a Nomads gang member who had the patch tattooed on his back, went missing from Horowhenua in March 2016. The man never spoke to Johnson, Johnson made no mention of MacDonald and no methamphetamine was smoked, he said. But the context to how an item ended up with a rival gang member was important. Although a bandanna might be at the bottom of the scale, it would be highly prized if ripped from a rival gang member, Gilbert said.

Source: Stuff July 18, 2019 05:00 UTC