Carlos Uerata and Zyla Butler, pictured at an earlier hearing, are on trial at the High Court in Rotorua for the manslaughter of Neville Butler. There was a reason Carlos Uerata never told the police he'd choked Neville Butler, and on day four of his trial for manslaughter, he said why, in his own words, from the witness stand. Supplied Neville Butler was found dead at a Steeles Lane flat in the early hours of Tuesday 26 September, 2017. Did Zyla tell him to "put Neville to sleep?" Her final statement to Zyla also referred to the new claim she had lied about her involvement in order to protect Uerata.

Source: Stuff April 04, 2019 05:15 UTC