A Coroner has found a Tribesmen gang member was riding with a swarm of motorcyclists, before he was catapulted into an oncoming motorist's car
A Coroner has found a Tribesmen gang member was riding with a swarm of motorcyclists, before he was catapulted into an oncoming motorist's car
18 September 2023
Merc Maumasi-Rihari died instantly following the collision in North Canterbury's Greta Valley in November 2020.
Coroner Alexandra Cunninghame says MDMA and a synthetic cathinone were found in the 21-year-old's blood - which is considered as a potential contributor to the crash.
His mother, Angela Maumasi-Rihari, told our newsroom she hates her son being labelled as a gang member.
She says he was a loving, caring young man with so much potential
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