High on meth and ranting incoherently, Aaron Izett tried to rip an officer's helmet off in a state of "excited delirium".
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Maketū father Aaron Izett sentenced for murder of 2-year-old daughter Nevaeh Ager
2 Feb, 2021 10:00 PM
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The Maketū man responsible for the death of his 2-year-old toddler and assaulting two other people will spend at least 17 years in prison.
Justice Christine Gordon QC sentenced Aaron Izett aka Pascoe, 39, in the High Court at Tauranga today, to life imprisonment with a minimum non-parole period of 17 years.
In November a jury found him guilty of one count of murder and two other assault charges.
The murder charge relates to the death of his 2-year-old daughter Nevaeh Ager whose naked body was found by police face down on the tidal flats in Little Waihi estuary on March 21, 2019.
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Oranga Tamariki made aware of Nevaeh Ager in Hawke s Bay - 20 months before her murder
12 Jan, 2021 12:05 AM
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Oranga Tamariki was first made aware of Nevaeh Ager in July 2017 while the family were living in Hawke s Bay. Photo / File
The two-year-old was found dead in Bay of Plenty, on March 21, 2019.
Her father Aaron Izett pleaded not guilty to murder by reason of insanity, but was convicted after a High Court jury trial in Rotorua in November, 2020.
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On July 18 that year, police made a report of concern to OT regarding an incident at the family home 10 days earlier while Ager was present.
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