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Offender Database Warren Te Hei

Warren Charles Te Hei

Alias

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Offences

Attempted murder of another inmate at Paremoremo in October 1996
Aggravated robbery of a bank near Hastings in October 1993
A lengthy list of other convictions including breach of periodic detention, aggravated assault, armed robbery, theft/receiving, cannabis related, escaping from police custody and driving offences

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

John Gillies
Nevara Raheke
Michael Ratima
Sam Te Hei
Lewis Te Hei

Gang affiliations

Mongrel Mob

Age

Born 1971

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentence commencement date was October 1993, sentences imposed as follows:
Sentenced to nine years for aggravated robbery by the Wellington High Court in October 1993
Sentenced to ten years for attempted murder by the Auckland High Court in June 1997
Both sentences are cumulative - making a total of 19 years
Ordered under section 107 not to be paroled until July 2012
Due for 6 monthly review hearing August 2010
Sentence End Date October 2012

Background
One of the four Mangaroa prison inmates that was paid compensation in 2000. See article here and also this Herald article and here

The trust has expressed frustration with possibility the offender could be paroled in as little as a years time. He was recently transferred from maximum security at Paremoremo prison to a minimum security self care unit at Hawkes Bay prison, although the Department of Corrections has applied not to have him released before 2012. It is also understood he is given day leaves to work and go grocery shopping.... from story here
Court of Appeal judgment here

Section 107(3) of the Parole Act provides that:
"The Parole Board must grant the order if it is satisfied that the offender would, if released before the applicable release date, be likely to commit a specified offence between the date of release and the applicable release date."
The psychologist concludes that Te Hei's risk of specified violent reoffending is "significantly greater than the risk of recidivism that would ordinarily attach to such offending."

Extract from the Parole Board decision of 18.05.06 clarifies;
'We consider that there is nothing in the report from the Community Probation Service materially contradicts the psychologist's opinion on the matter of degree of risk. We note the views on his attitude and behaviour in prison. We accept the Respondent has of late been industrious, well behaved, and a compliant prisoner. Those factors however are not necessarily indicators of absence of the kinds and degree of risk said by Dr Wilson to exist.'

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