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Offender Database Ben Haerewa

Ben Haerewa

Alias

"Benny"

Offences

Beat 4 year old James Whakaruru to death in April 1999
Used a brass tack hammer and a steel vacuum cleaner pipe
Previously had been convicted for assaulting the same child when he was two.

Victims

James Whakaruru

Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1978

Current Location

At large

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 12 years for manslaughter in August 1999
Released December 2010
Has since breached his post-sentence conditions

Background
From NZ Herald story here

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