13 Oct 2022
R v KAYLEB RENATA & ANOR [2022] NZHC 2745
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 2745
- Court
- High Court
For Renata the statutory presumption of life imprisonment was not displaced; life imprisonment imposed with MPI fixed at statutory minimum of 10 years, balancing extreme gravity (sustained stabbing to a vulnerable victim by multiple attackers) against youth and adverse upbringing. For Tutakangahau, his role as instigator/leader and sustained gratuitous violence placed him mid-range of Taueki band two; starting point 6.5 years reduced by 15% for personal mitigation to 5.5 years, resulting in an imposed sentence of 5 years 6 months with standard non-parole provisions (no life / no MPI).