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Offender Databases Dean Ratu

Dean Charles Ratu

Alias

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Offences

Murder and aggravated robbery of Philip Earle Hughes in Te Kuiti in January 1994

Victims

Philip Earle Hughes

Offender Affiliations

Joyce Tupaea

Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Unknown

Current Location

currently at large

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to mandatory life in February 1995
Paroled September 2006

Background
Info sourced from the Parole Board decision and Court records

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