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Offender Database Craig Shannon

Craig Robert Shannon

Alias

"Kaos" (conveniently tattooed on forehead for ease of identification by law enforcement personnel)

Offences

Stabbing outside a Carterton (Manawatu) hotel in December 2001
Stabbed his own father with a chisel in April 2000
10 other violent convictions dating back to 1995

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1973

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to preventive detention in May 2004, a minimum 5 year term before parole
No statutory release date applicable

Background
NZ Herald story here
More detailed story from the Wairarapa Times-Age

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Corrections and Additional Information
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