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Offender Databases Mathew Bennett

Mathew Benjamin Bennett

Alias

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Offences

Rape and murder of Ohinewai woman Maree Anne Smith in May 1987

Victims

Maree Anne Smith

Offender Affiliations

Richard Karena

Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Unknown

Current Location

Currently at large

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to life in June 1988
Has since been paroled

Background
From the NZ Herald and other sources
The Court heard how Ms Smith was found naked and battered on a roadway near Huntly. The victim remained in the intensive care unit for two weeks before she died. The Police alleged Karena and Bennett raped, punched, stabbed and burnt Ms Smith with a cigarette.

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