30 Jun 2020
R v MT [2020] NZHC 1490
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 1490
- Court
- High Court
The court found on the balance of probabilities (s10 CPMIP) that MT caused the acts constituting kidnapping and murder; having weighed expert reports and clinical material the court concluded detention as a special care recipient under s24(2)(b) CPMIP was necessary in the interests of the public because of the gravity of the offending, significant risk factors and the likelihood of absconding/manipulative behaviour; permanent name suppression was granted to avoid extreme hardship and to protect the identity of a connected suppressed person, subject to exception if MT is later found fit to sta…