Vincent Skeen trial: 'Dumb, teenage, macho'SUPPLIED Luke Tipene, 17, who died in 2014 after a fight outMurder accused Vincent Skeen told people he'd stabbed league player Luke Tipene before quickly walking away from the scene, the High Court has heard. CHRIS SKELTON Vincent Skeen is on trial for the murder of promising league star Luke Tipene, who died at Halloween in 2014. "(We) were just doing punches and that's when Vincent Skeen joined in and he punched me in the side of my head. Tipene responded by punching Skeen in the head, which caused Skeen to fall to the ground, Jota told the court. The trial of 18-year-old Skeen has entered day two with teenage witnesses testifying to the fight that lead to Skeen slashing Tipene, 17, with a broken bottle.

Source: Stuff July 12, 2016 01:20 UTC