Seconds from killing her : Deportee strangled girlfriend three times Wed, 30 Jun 2021, 9:27AM
Lokenitama Filipo impressed a judge with his artwork but was told his prolonged attack on his former partner was appalling . (Photo / Supplied) Seconds from killing her : Deportee strangled girlfriend three times
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A deportee who strangled his girlfriend three times in the space of an hour could have been seconds away from killing her , a judge says.
And Lokenitama Filipo s victim, in a statement before the Dunedin District Court, said she worried the 38-year-old would kill her when he was released from prison.
He was jailed for two years three months recently after pleading guilty to a representative charge of strangulation the week before his trial was due to start.