When asked by the police why he didn't call 000, Mr Hickson said, "Cause I was not in a ... By - Hawkes Bay TodayDavid Hickson melted down the knife he said that he had used to stab and kill Campbell Paterson, a court has been told. "He (Mr Paterson) was making out like he was making it safe ... to me I was getting caged in," Hickson told police. He had not been reported missing but police became concerned after Mr Paterson failed to appear in a Cairns court twice in October 2014. "I sort of put my hands over his hands," Mr Hickson said.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 23, 2016 21:22 UTC