High risk: Convicted killer Dean Purdy too dangerous for release from prison
13 Dec, 2020 08:09 PM
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Dean Raymond Purdy. Photo / Police
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
A man who murdered his wife - strangling her to death with her own underwear - has been deemed too high risk to be released on parole.
Dean Raymond Purdy has been recalled to prison three times after being granted parole on his life sentence for murder.
The last time he was released he breached his conditions and went on the run in Canterbury.