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Offender Databases Louana Patuwai

Louana Merry Lydia Ngarepene Patuwai

Alias

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Offences

Failing to provide the necessaries of her children’s lives after leaving them at home and a fire occurred in 2003
Wounded a 23 year old woman after she deliberately drove her car into a group of people in Hastings in May 2007
Also has other convictions for drink driving

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1979

Current Location

Unknown

Parole/Release Dates

Was sentenced to 18 months in April 2004
Was sentenced to 4 years in November 2007
Parole declined January 2009
Since released

Background
NZ Herald story here
From the Dominion Post 28/09/2007
A Papakura woman who drove her car into a group of people in Hastings is facing an "inevitable" prison sentence when she comes up for sentencing in November. Louana Patuwai, 28, a solo mother, pleaded guilty to a charge of wounding with intent, in Hastings District Court yesterday. Patuwai was driving her vehicle from a party in Hastings about 7.30am on May 26 with a group of people in the car. After several kilometres an argument developed and Patuwai told the group to get out of the vehicle. She then followed them along Heretaunga St in Hastings before driving up on to the footpath.

Lining the group up, Patuwai accelerated rapidly into them with several people taking evasive action to avoid being hit. A 23-year-old woman was hit and suffered a fractured spine, injuries to her abdomen, severely swollen and bruised thighs and cuts to her body. Patuwai did not stop. She was later found and arrested by police. She was remanded in custody till sentencing in Napier High Court on November 9. Judge Tony Adeane said "a sentence of prison was inevitable"

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