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.
Pair keen to rekindle relationship despite beating at Women s Refuge
16 Mar, 2021 07:13 PM
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A man who deliberately drove into his partner s car then beat her up at a Women s Refuge residence wants to rekindle their relationship. Photo / NZH
A man who deliberately drove into his partner s car then beat her up at a Women s Refuge residence wants to rekindle their relationship. Photo / NZH
Otago Daily Times
A man who deliberately drove into his partner s car then beat her up at a Women s Refuge residence wants to rekindle their relationship.
And the Dunedin District Court heard on Tuesday the victim felt the same as long as Luke Anthony Charles Kenealy remained drug-free.
Police ordered to pay $10,000 for prosecuting one of their own
1 Mar, 2021 04:58 PM
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The officer was charged with assaulting his partner and unlawfully possessing a semi-automatic firearm, but both charged were dismissed. Photo / File
The officer was charged with assaulting his partner and unlawfully possessing a semi-automatic firearm, but both charged were dismissed. Photo / File
Otago Daily Times
By: Rob Kidd
Police have been ordered to pay one of their own nearly $10,000 after their prosecution of his alleged domestic violence showed clear negligence .
Judge Kevin Phillips, who made the costs order, said police had been blinkered in their approach to the case, and expressed concern investigators ignored the advice of senior staff to pull the charges.