Family furious as killer who took 16 years to be brought to justice gets parole
8 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
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Jarrod Allan Mangels was yesterday granted parole after spending 17 years behind bars. Photo / ODT
Otago Daily Times
By: Rob Kidd
A murderer who took 16 years to be brought to justice has been released from prison to the outrage of his victim s family.
Jarrod Allan Mangels, 48, was yesterday granted parole after spending 17 years behind bars for strangling his neighbour Maureen McKinnel in Arrowtown on Boxing Day in 1987.
The 38-year-old s naked body was found five days later, dumped under the Arrow River bridge but the case was only solved in 2003, when scientific advances meant the killer s DNA could be matched with samples.
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The major late item was moved and second by Cr Lindsay Abbott and Cr Lesley Soper and voted in favour of, before later being raised in a public excluded session. Because the matter was discussed in a public excluded session it is unclear just what the issue was. In March, it was announced that Shadbolt had filed legal proceedings against his own council to recover his costs following a defamation trial. Council chief executive Clare Hadley said the council was advised that Shadbolt was seeking $448,529 to cover the costs associated with the trial, as well as costs incurred in bringing these proceedings to court.