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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Sam Rigney

Woman guilty of murder over brutal gang-bashing death of James Callahan

A WOMAN who launched the brutal gang-bashing of James Callahan at Hamilton, stabbing the 22-year-old over a comment he made about littering, has pleaded guilty to murder, while five others accused of joining in have denied the charge.

Mr Callahan, a popular fisherman and environmentalist, was eating a meal after work about 2.15am on November 17, 2024, when he "simply made a comment to a group of people about littering", police have said.

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