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flag Rakai Thompson, 26, faces murder charges in New Zealand for allegedly killing 17-year-old Te Omeka Akariri-Buckley during a dispute after a failed sheep theft.

flag Rakai Jacob Thompson, 26, is on trial in New Plymouth, New Zealand, for the July 30, 2024, stabbing death of 17-year-old rugby player Te Omeka Pairama Akariri-Buckley in Waitara. flag The Crown alleges the killing followed a dispute after a failed sheep rustling attempt, with tensions rising over vehicle keys and a light bar. flag Thompson, who admitted to stabbing Te Omeka, claims the act was accidental or in self-defense, while prosecutors argue it was intentional murder. flag The defense says Thompson feared abuse from the victim and his brother. flag The trial, before Justice Jason McHerron and a 12-person jury, is expected to last two weeks.

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