'It's my fault': Father describes anguish over son's role in fatal gang attack
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Arana Huriwaka was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in prison for manslaughter.Huriwaka's father, Thomas Ormsby, made a tearful plea in court, saying seeing his son in court was the worst moment of his life.Huriwaka's accomplice received two years of intensive supervision for her role in the incident. Arana Huriwaka (right) was sentenced in the High Court at Nelson to prison for the manslaughter of James Whitikau Barton in November 2023. His accomplice, who has name suppression, was sentenced to two years of intensive supervision for her part in what happened. Photo: Pool picture supplied via Stuff by Open Justice The father of a gang member sentenced today for the manslaughter of James Whitikau Barton has made a tearful plea to the court.