David Lawson was sentenced to nine and a half years’ jail when he appeared in the High Court at Invercargill on Friday. The lead charge related to a daylight attack on a man in Janet St, who was set upon by up to 10 Mongrel Mob associates and stabbed. Justice Nation rejected Vidal’s submission Lawson was less culpable than Tauroa, and said all members of a gang beating carried equal responsibility. Stuff Pihama John Tauroa, president of the Mongrel Mob Invercargill chapter, jailed for six years’ and nine months’ jail in the High Court in Invercargill in February. Lawson had a “key role in encouraging a brutal attack,” as his BMW was used in the incident, Justice Nation said.

Source: Stuff July 24, 2020 03:26 UTC