30 Jun 2017
R v NEIL,TE WHETU & PARANGI [2017] NZHC 1494
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 1494
- Court
- High Court
Court differentiated culpability: Ms Parangi was principally culpable for agreeing to leave the sleeping infant and then going to sleep after consuming synthetic cannabis (starting point 4 years reduced to 3 years); Ms Te Whetu as mother shared responsibility and failed to seek urgent help after the child was returned (starting point 4 years 2 months reduced to 3 years); Mr Neil had no knowledge the child had been left and discovered him ill but failed to summon help due to intoxication (starting point 2 years 9 months reduced to 1 year 11 months with home detention eligibility). Mitigating f…