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John Stewart

Alias

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Offences

Murdered his own mother in Invercargill in 1985
Also drink driving, resisting police, refusing to allow a blood specimen to be taken and intentionally damaging a fire water sprinkler while on life parole

Victims

Roberta Mary Stewart

Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1970

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to mandatory life (seven years at that time) in March 1986
Paroled September 1993
Reoffended June 2009, back inside
Sentenced to two months in August 2009
Due for next hearing November 2009

Background
TV One News story here
The Southland Times, August 7th 2009
Convicted murderer John Stewart has been sentenced to further jail time for four new offences. Stewart, 39, was convicted in 1986 of murdering his mother in Invercargill and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was released on life parole on September 20, 1993. However, he was yesterday sentenced by Judge Kevin Phillips to two months' jail for driving while under the influence of alcohol, resisting police, refusing to allow a blood specimen to be taken, and intentionally damaging a fire water sprinkler, the property of the New Zealand police.

The offences occurred on June 13. Defence lawyer Kate McHugh said Stewart had already been recalled to prison on a final basis, but could go before the Parole Board in November. Judge Phillips also disqualified Stewart from driving for 10 months and ordered him to pay $742.50 reparation.

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