The public gallery of a court has exploded into emotional scenes of chaos and shouting for a second time in one day after the case of a young father murdered by a Mongrel Mob boss was heard again.

“Oh bullshit, shut the f*** up. He murdered my f***ing son,” the father of slain man Rei Joseph Tumatauinga Maihi Marshall shouted as Hamiora Laupama was sentenced in the High Court at New Plymouth on Friday.

While Laupama, 25, did not murder Marshall, a 23-year-old Taranaki father of two, he has admitted to being an accessory after the fact.

When the sentence of five months’ home detention was handed down, members of the grieving whānau and Laupama’s supporters entered into a screaming match with one another.

One man yelled that Laupama was a “Judas” while the other man roared with disgust at the outcome.

A woman in support of Laupama repeatedly shouted at the whānau, and heated profanities between the groups continued until the two men left the packed-out courtroom.

The eruption played out similarly to a fracas that took place in the same courtroom only hours earlier.

That was also in relation to the Marshall case and occurred when Turanganui John Ormsby-Turner, 26, appeared to plead guilty to his murder.

At that time, the courtroom gallery was at near capacity with Marshall’s whānau and friends, and supporters of Ormsby-Turner, who is the president of the West Coast chapter of the Mongrel Mob.

Police officers were present and some were seated between the two groups in the gallery.

The charge of murdering Rei, who was associated with rival gang Uru Taha, in August this year was put to Ormsby-Turner. He responded by pulling down his mask and clearly stating “guilty”.

Supporters of the Mongrel Mob gang president who admitted murdering Rei Marshall. The man on the left was dragged from court by security guards and police amid a fracas.

A conviction was entered and as he was then taken into custody a member of Marshall’s whānau called him a “c***”.

There began a heated and loud exchange between the two parties as court security guards and police worked to hold back supporters of Ormsby-Turner as they attempted to set upon the victim’s whānau.

Barking sounds could be heard coming from the men. Barking like a dog is a known Mongrel Mob gang cry.

One of Marshall’s supporters yelled “f*** the mob”.

It took at least five officers and court security guards to drag one of Ormsby-Turner’s supporters from the courtroom as he continued to push his way toward the whānau, who were swearing back at him.

A South Rd property in New Plymouth was an address of interest in the investigation relating to the death of Rei Marshall. Photo / Tara Shaskey

Once the man was outside, Marshall’s whānau remained in the courtroom. Some embraced one another and there were a number of visibly upset women.

Marshall, a father of two, was stabbed on the evening of August 3.

He was taken to Taranaki Base Hospital by associates but died shortly after.

A homicide investigation dubbed Operation Polar was then launched and a house on South Rd in Blagdon, New Plymouth, became a focus for police.

Laupama, Ormsby-Turner and a 16-year-old were all charged in relation to his death.

The teen, who has interim name suppression, also appeared in the High Court at New Plymouth today. At his hearing, held between Ormsby-Turner’s and Laupama’s, a murder charge initially laid against him was withdrawn.

He then entered guilty pleas to charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and being an accessory after the fact of murder.

His appearance, via audio-visual-link, also saw the public gallery at capacity with supporters of both the teen and Marshall. However, the public remained calm and quiet for much of this hearing.

No convictions were entered following the teen’s pleas as there was a jurisdiction issue in regard to whether he would be sentenced in the High Court or in Youth Court. A hearing will take place to determine that matter.

Orsmby-Turner will be sentenced on March 6 next year. A cultural report will be sought and a referral will be made to restorative justice.