Death after fight
PA Auckland A Marton man died of head injuries after hitting his head on the pavement during a city street fight, the Coroner’s Court has been told.
Gabriel Rakatau, aged 23, died on September 21, last year, after he was involved in a fight outside the Imperial Tavern in Fort Street.
The inquest was told he had been attending a family get-together at the hotel and was waiting at a taxi stand when he bumped into a group of four men. He threw the first punch, police said, and later drew a knife when the fight moved into the gutter and he was held down on the street. He went into a coma after falling over backwards and striking his head, and died in Auckland Hospital’s critical care unit
The Coroner, Mr Stephen Osborne, ruled that Mr Rakatau died of head injuries after the fight. Police inquiries into the incident were completed and no charges had been laid.
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Press, 31 January 1986, Page 4
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