John Charles

Boxer Charles 'The Cobra' Hayward, left, Chester Mayor John Linder and James Gibbs, president of Big Cat Last Round Foundation Inc., strike a pose Tuesday. The trio, with others, is hoping to use boxing as a way to mitigate youth violence in the city…

Knowing that the man who had just kicked in his front door was a boxing champion, Craig Charles Pitts made the "heinous" decision to pick up a kitchen knife. Pitts then followed John Marceta, who had been trying to buy pot, down the hallway, and they…

However, Craig Charles Pitts, 29, has been found guilty of the manslaughter of John Marceta outside his Redfern apartment on August 2, 2011. He had pleaded not guilty to murder on the grounds of self-defence. The NSW Supreme Court trial heard Mr…

Leonard Gow has also contradicted earlier evidence of a fight in the moments before John Marceta's death. Mr Gow, who testified at the murder trial of Craig Charles Pitts in the NSW Supreme Court on Thursday, said Mr Marceta was "like a brother" to him…