NZ man Heke sentenced to six years' jail

By Shae McDonald
Updated February 23 2018 - 6:18pm, first published 6:13pm
Tamate Heke was found guilty of unlawfully striking Shane Merrigan and causing his death. (file)
Tamate Heke was found guilty of unlawfully striking Shane Merrigan and causing his death. (file)

A New Zealander acquitted of manslaughter but convicted of Queensland's new one-punch law has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years' jail in a landmark decision.

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